abdominoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach | Synonyms: tummy tuck |
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accomplice | (noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) | Synonyms: confederate |
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accomplish | (verb) put in effect | Synonyms: action, carry out, carry through, execute, fulfil, fulfill |
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(verb) to gain with effort | Synonyms: achieve, attain, reach |
accomplishable | (adjective) capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do | Synonyms: achievable, doable, manageable, realizable |
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accomplished | (adjective) successfully completed or brought to an end | Synonyms: completed, realised, realized |
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(adjective) settled securely and unconditionally | Synonyms: effected, established |
(adjective) highly skilled | Synonyms: complete |
accomplishment | (noun) the action of accomplishing something | Synonyms: achievement |
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(noun) an ability that has been acquired by training | Synonyms: acquirement, acquisition, attainment, skill |
achondroplasia | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasty, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita |
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achondroplastic | (adjective) of or relating to achondroplasia | - |
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achondroplasty | (noun) an inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism | Synonyms: achondroplasia, chondrodystrophy, osteosclerosis congenita |
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aeroplane | (noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | Synonyms: airplane, plane |
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airplane | (noun) an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets | Synonyms: aeroplane, plane |
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aminoplast | (noun) a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles | Synonyms: amino plastic, amino resin |
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amphidiploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | - |
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amphidiploidy | (noun) the condition of being amphidiploid | - |
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ample | (adjective) more than enough in size or scope or capacity | - |
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(adjective) affording an abundant supply | Synonyms: copious, plenteous, plentiful, rich |
(adjective) fairly large in size | Synonyms: sizable, sizeable |
ampleness | (noun) the property of impressive largeness in size | - |
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(noun) the property of being more than sufficient; comfortable sufficiency | - |
amplification | (noun) (electronics) the act of increasing voltage or power or current | - |
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(noun) addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail | Synonyms: elaboration |
(noun) the amount of increase in signal power or voltage or current expressed as the ratio of output to input | Synonyms: gain |
amplifier | (noun) electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it | - |
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amplify | (verb) increase in size, volume or significance | Synonyms: magnify |
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(verb) increase the volume of | - |
(verb) exaggerate or make bigger | Synonyms: blow up, expand, inflate |
(verb) to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth | Synonyms: exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate |
amplitude | (noun) greatness of magnitude | - |
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(noun) the property of copious abundance | Synonyms: bountifulness, bounty |
(noun) (physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave | - |
amply | (adverb) to an ample degree or in an ample manner | Synonyms: richly |
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(adverb) sufficiently; more than adequately | Synonyms: fully |
anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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anaplasia | (noun) loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor | - |
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anaplasmosis | (noun) a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever | - |
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anaplastic | (adjective) of or relating to anaplasia | - |
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anaplasty | (noun) surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue | Synonyms: plastic surgery, reconstructive surgery |
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aneuploid | (adjective) having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number | - |
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aneuploidy | (noun) an abnormality involving a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number (one chromosome set is incomplete) | - |
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angioplasty | (noun) an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
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antineoplastic | (adjective) used in the treatment of cancer | Synonyms: anticancer, antitumor, antitumour |
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(noun) any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function | Synonyms: antineoplastic drug, cancer drug |
anyplace | (adverb) at or in or to any place | Synonyms: anywhere |
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aplacental | (adjective) having no placenta | - |
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aplacophoran | (noun) deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle | Synonyms: solenogaster |
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aplanatic | (adjective) free from or corrected for spherical aberration | - |
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aplasia | (noun) failure of some tissue or organ to develop | - |
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aplite | (noun) light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting chiefly of quartz and feldspars | - |
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aplitic | (adjective) of or related to aplite | - |
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aplomb | (noun) great coolness and composure under strain | Synonyms: assuredness, cool, poise, sang-froid |
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apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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apoplectiform | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectoid |
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apoplectoid | (adjective) resembling apoplexy | Synonyms: apoplectiform |
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apoplexy | (noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | Synonyms: cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke |
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applaud | (verb) express that something is worthy of praise | - |
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(verb) clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval | Synonyms: acclaim, clap, spat |
applaudable | (adjective) worthy of high praise | Synonyms: commendable, laudable, praiseworthy |
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applauder | (noun) someone who applauds | Synonyms: clapper |
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applause | (noun) a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together | Synonyms: clapping, hand clapping |
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apple | (noun) fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh | - |
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(noun) native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits | Synonyms: Malus pumila, orchard apple tree |
applecart | (noun) a handcart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the street | - |
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(noun) the planning that is disrupted when someone `upsets the applecart' | - |
applejack | (noun) distilled from hard cider | - |
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applemint | (noun) mint with apple-scented stems of southern and western Europe; naturalized in United States | Synonyms: apple mint, Mentha rotundifolia, Mentha suaveolens |
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applesauce | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: codswallop, folderol, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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(noun) puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced | Synonyms: apple sauce |
applet | (noun) a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface | - |
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applewood | (noun) wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus | - |
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appliance | (noun) durable goods for home or office use | - |
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(noun) a device or control that is very useful for a particular job | Synonyms: contraption, contrivance, convenience, gadget, gismo, gizmo, widget |
applicability | (noun) relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand | Synonyms: pertinence, pertinency |
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applicable | (adjective) capable of being applied; having relevance | - |
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applicant | (noun) a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | Synonyms: applier |
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application | (noun) the action of putting something into operation | - |
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(noun) a diligent effort | Synonyms: diligence |
(noun) the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose | Synonyms: practical application |
(noun) the work of applying something | Synonyms: coating, covering |
(noun) liquid preparation having a soothing or antiseptic or medicinal action when applied to the skin | Synonyms: lotion |
(noun) a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school | - |
(noun) a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task | Synonyms: application program, applications programme |
applicative | (adjective) readily applicable or practical | Synonyms: applicatory |
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applicator | (noun) a device for applying a substance | Synonyms: applier |
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applicatory | (adjective) readily applicable or practical | Synonyms: applicative |
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applied | (adjective) concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles | - |
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applier | (noun) a device for applying a substance | Synonyms: applicator |
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(noun) a person who requests or seeks something such as assistance or employment or admission | Synonyms: applicant |
applique | (noun) a decorative design made of one material sewn over another | - |
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(verb) sew on as a decoration | - |
apply | (verb) ask (for something) | - |
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(verb) refer (a word or name) to a person or thing | - |
(verb) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | Synonyms: employ, use, utilise, utilize |
(verb) coat, cover or smear a surface with | Synonyms: put on |
(verb) give or convey physically | Synonyms: give |
(verb) avail oneself to | Synonyms: practice, use |
(verb) ensure observance of laws and rules | Synonyms: enforce, implement |
(verb) apply oneself to | - |
(verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | Synonyms: go for, hold |
(verb) be applicable to; as to an analysis | Synonyms: lend oneself |
aquaplane | (noun) a board that is pulled by a speedboat as a person stands on it and skims over the top of the water | - |
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(verb) ride on an aquaplane | - |
(verb) rise up onto a thin film of water between the tires and road so that there is no more contact with the road | - |
arthroplasty | (noun) surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint | - |
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autoplastic | (adjective) of or relating to or involved in autoplasty | - |
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autoplasty | (noun) surgical repair by using tissue from another part of the patient's own body | - |
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(noun) tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person | Synonyms: autograft |
backplate | (noun) plate armor protecting the back; worn as part of a cuirass | - |
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bakeapple | (noun) creeping raspberry of north temperate regions with yellow or orange berries | Synonyms: baked-apple berry, cloudberry, dwarf mulberry, Rubus chamaemorus, salmonberry |
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ballplayer | (noun) an athlete who plays baseball | Synonyms: baseball player |
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beplaster | (verb) cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on | Synonyms: plaster |
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biplane | (noun) old fashioned airplane; has two wings one above the other | - |
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birthplace | (noun) the place where someone was born | Synonyms: place of birth |
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(noun) where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence | Synonyms: cradle, place of origin, provenance, provenience |
biteplate | (noun) a removable dental appliance that is worn in the palate for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes | Synonyms: bite plate |
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blaxploitation | (noun) the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) | - |
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boilerplate | (noun) thick plate iron used in the production of boilers | - |
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(noun) standard formulations uniformly found in certain types of legal documents or news stories | - |
bookplate | (noun) a label identifying the owner of a book in which it is pasted | Synonyms: ex libris |
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breastplate | (noun) armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | Synonyms: aegis, egis |
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businesspeople | (noun) people who transact business (especially business executives) | Synonyms: business people |
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byplay | (noun) incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect | Synonyms: business, stage business |
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caplin | (noun) very small northern fish; forage for sea birds and marine mammals and other fishes | Synonyms: capelan, capelin |
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cataplasia | (noun) (biology) degenerative reversion of cells or tissue to a less differentiated or more primitive form | - |
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cataplasm | (noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. | Synonyms: plaster, poultice |
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cataplastic | (adjective) of or relating to cataplasia | - |
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ceroplastics | (noun) the art of modeling in wax. | - |
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champleve | (adjective) (for metals) having areas separated by metal and filled with colored enamel and fired | Synonyms: cloisonne |
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chaplain | (noun) a clergyman ministering to some institution | - |
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chaplaincy | (noun) the position of chaplain | Synonyms: chaplainship |
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chaplainship | (noun) the position of chaplain | Synonyms: chaplaincy |
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chaplet | (noun) flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes | Synonyms: coronal, garland, lei, wreath |
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chapleted | (adjective) provided with a chaplet | - |
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cheaply | (adverb) with little expenditure of money | Synonyms: inexpensively |
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(adverb) in a cheap manner | Synonyms: inexpensively, tattily |
(adverb) in a stingy manner | Synonyms: chintzily, stingily |
chloroplast | (noun) plastid containing chlorophyll and other pigments; in plants that carry out photosynthesis | - |
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chloroplatinate | (noun) any salt of chloroplatinic acid. | - |
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chromoplast | (noun) plastid containing pigments other than chlorophyll usually yellow or orange carotenoids | - |
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commonplace | (adjective) not challenging; dull and lacking excitement | Synonyms: humdrum, prosaic, unglamorous, unglamourous |
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(adjective) repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | Synonyms: banal, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn |
(adjective) completely ordinary and unremarkable | - |
(noun) a trite or obvious remark | Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, platitude |
commonplaceness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace | Synonyms: commonness, everydayness |
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complacence | (noun) the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | Synonyms: complacency, self-complacency, self-satisfaction |
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