| neutralisation | (noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | Synonyms: counteraction, neutralization |
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| (noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | Synonyms: neutralization |
| (noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | Synonyms: neutralization |
| (noun) a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water | Synonyms: neutralisation reaction, neutralization, neutralization reaction |
| neutralise | (verb) make chemically neutral | Synonyms: neutralize |
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| (verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | Synonyms: negate, neutralize, nullify |
| (verb) make incapable of military action | Synonyms: neutralize |
| (verb) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralize, waste |
| neutralised | (adjective) made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | Synonyms: neutralized |
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| neutralism | (noun) a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international affairs | - |
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| neutralist | (noun) an advocate of neutrality in international affairs | - |
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| neutrality | (noun) nonparticipation in a dispute or war | - |
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| (noun) pH value of 7 | - |
| (noun) tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement | Synonyms: disinterest |
| neutralization | (noun) action intended to nullify the effects of some previous action | Synonyms: counteraction, neutralisation |
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| (noun) action intended to keep a country politically neutral or exclude it from a possible war | Synonyms: neutralisation |
| (noun) (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) | Synonyms: neutralisation |
| (noun) a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base interact with the formation of a salt; with strong acids and bases the essential reaction is the combination of hydrogen ions with hydroxyl ions to form water | Synonyms: neutralisation, neutralisation reaction, neutralization reaction |
| neutralize | (verb) make chemically neutral | Synonyms: neutralise |
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| (verb) make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of | Synonyms: negate, neutralise, nullify |
| (verb) make incapable of military action | Synonyms: neutralise |
| (verb) get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing | Synonyms: do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, waste |
| (verb) make politically neutral and thus inoffensive | - |
| (verb) oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions | Synonyms: counteract, counterbalance, countervail |
| neutralized | (adjective) made neutral in some respect; deprived of distinctive characteristics | Synonyms: neutralised |
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| nonliteral | (adjective) (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech | Synonyms: figurative |
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| nonnatural | (adjective) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | Synonyms: otherworldly, preternatural, transcendental |
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| nonparallel | (adjective) of or relating to the sequential performance of multiple operations | Synonyms: in series, serial |
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| (adjective) (of e.g. lines or paths) not parallel; converging | - |
| nonstructural | (adjective) not structural | - |
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| numeral | (adjective) of or relating to or denoting numbers | Synonyms: numeric, numerical |
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| (noun) a symbol used to represent a number | Synonyms: number |
| (noun) a word expressing a number. | - |
| nurtural | (adjective) resulting from nurture | - |
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| oral | (adjective) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located | Synonyms: buccal |
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| (adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth | - |
| (adjective) using speech rather than writing | Synonyms: unwritten |
| (noun) an examination conducted by spoken communication | Synonyms: oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce |
| orally | (adverb) by spoken rather than written means | Synonyms: by word of mouth |
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| (adverb) (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth | - |
| orchestral | (adjective) relating to or composed for an orchestra | - |
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| outgeneral | (verb) surpass in generalship | - |
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| overall | (adjective) involving only main features | - |
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| (adjective) including everything | - |
| (noun) (usually plural) work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps) | - |
| (noun) a loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work | Synonyms: boilers suit, boilersuit |
| overgeneralise | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralize |
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| overgeneralize | (verb) draw too general a conclusion | Synonyms: overgeneralise |
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| paralanguage | (noun) the use of manner of speaking to communicate particular meanings | Synonyms: paralinguistic communication |
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| paraldehyde | (noun) a colorless liquid (a cyclic trimer of acetaldehyde) that is used as a sedative and a solvent | Synonyms: ethanal trimer |
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| paralegal | (noun) a person with specialized training who assists lawyers | Synonyms: legal assistant |
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| paraleipsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paralepsis, paralipsis, preterition |
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| paralepsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paraleipsis, paralipsis, preterition |
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| paralipsis | (noun) suggesting by deliberately concise treatment that much of significance is omitted | Synonyms: paraleipsis, paralepsis, preterition |
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| parallax | (noun) the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object | - |
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| parallel | (adjective) being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations | - |
| (noun) something having the property of being analogous to something else | Synonyms: analog, analogue |
| (noun) an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator | Synonyms: latitude, line of latitude, parallel of latitude |
| (noun) (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes) | - |
| (verb) make or place parallel to something | Synonyms: collimate |
| (verb) be parallel to | - |
| (verb) duplicate or match | Synonyms: duplicate, twin |
| parallelepiped | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepipedon, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelepipedon | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelism | (noun) similarity by virtue of corresponding | Synonyms: correspondence |
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| parallelize | (verb) place parallel to one another | - |
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| parallelogram | (noun) a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length | - |
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| parallelopiped | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon |
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| parallelopipedon | (noun) a prism whose bases are parallelograms | Synonyms: parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopiped |
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| paralogism | (noun) an unintentionally invalid argument | - |
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| paralyse | (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile | Synonyms: paralyze |
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| (verb) make powerless and unable to function | Synonyms: paralyze |
| paralysis | (noun) loss of the ability to move a body part | Synonyms: palsy |
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| paralytic | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis | Synonyms: paralytical |
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| (adjective) affected with paralysis | Synonyms: paralyzed |
| (noun) a person suffering from paralysis | - |
| paralytical | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of paralysis | Synonyms: paralytic |
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| paralyze | (verb) cause to be paralyzed and immobile | Synonyms: paralyse |
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| (verb) make powerless and unable to function | Synonyms: paralyse |
| paralyzed | (adjective) affected with paralysis | Synonyms: paralytic |
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| parenteral | (adjective) located outside the alimentary tract | - |
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| (adjective) administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection) | - |
| parenterally | (adverb) by parenteral means | - |
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| pastoral | (adjective) of or relating to a pastor | - |
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| (adjective) relating to shepherds or herdsmen or devoted to raising sheep or cattle | Synonyms: bucolic |
| (adjective) (used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic | Synonyms: arcadian, bucolic |
| (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life | Synonyms: idyl, idyll, pastorale |
| (noun) a literary work idealizing the rural life (especially the life of shepherds) | - |
| (noun) a letter from a pastor to the congregation | - |
| pastorale | (noun) a musical composition that evokes rural life | Synonyms: idyl, idyll, pastoral |
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| pectoral | (adjective) of or relating to the chest or thorax | Synonyms: thoracic |
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| (noun) an adornment worn on the chest or breast | Synonyms: pectoral medallion |
| (noun) either of two large muscles of the chest | Synonyms: musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral muscle, pectoralis |
| pectoralis | (noun) either of two large muscles of the chest | Synonyms: musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle |
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| penetralium | (noun) the innermost parts | - |
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| penumbral | (adjective) of or pertaining to the region of partial shadow around an umbra | - |
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| peripheral | (adjective) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area | - |
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| (adjective) related to the key issue but not of central importance | - |
| (noun) electronic equipment external to the circuit board that contains the CPU of a computer | Synonyms: computer peripheral, peripheral device |
| peripherally | (adverb) in or at or near a periphery or according to a peripheral role or function or relationship | - |
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| peripteral | (adjective) having columns on all sides | - |
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| pictural | (adjective) pertaining to or consisting of pictures | Synonyms: pictorial |
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| pleural | (adjective) of or relating to the pleura or the walls of the thorax | - |
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| pleuralgia | (noun) pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs | Synonyms: costalgia, pleurodynia |
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| plural | (adjective) grammatical number category referring to two or more items or units | - |
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| (adjective) composed of more than one member, set, or kind | - |
| (noun) the form of a word that is used to denote more than one | Synonyms: plural form |
| pluralisation | (noun) the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to | Synonyms: pluralization |
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| pluralise | (verb) mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural | Synonyms: pluralize |
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| pluralism | (noun) the practice of one person holding more than one benefice at a time | - |
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| (noun) the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements | - |
| (noun) a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated | - |
| pluralist | (noun) someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society | - |
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| (noun) a philosopher who believes that no single explanation can account for all the phenomena of nature | - |
| (noun) a cleric who holds more than one benefice at a time | - |
| pluralistic | (adjective) of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of pluralism | - |
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| plurality | (noun) (in an election with more than 2 options) the number of votes for the candidate or party receiving the greatest number (but less than half of the votes) | Synonyms: relative majority |
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| (noun) a large indefinite quantity | Synonyms: battalion, large number, multitude, pack |
| (noun) the state of being plural | - |
| pluralization | (noun) the act of pluralizing or attributing plurality to | Synonyms: pluralisation |
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| pluralize | (verb) mark with a grammatical morpheme that indicates plural | Synonyms: pluralise |
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| polyhedral | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a polyhedron | - |
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| postdoctoral | (adjective) of or relating to study or research that is done after work for the doctoral degree has been completed | - |
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| (noun) a grant that funds postdoctoral study or research | Synonyms: post doc, postdoc |
| postural | (adjective) of or relating to or involving posture | - |
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| praline | (noun) cookie-sized candy made of brown sugar and butter and pecans | - |
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| prefectural | (adjective) of or relating to a prefecture | - |
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| preternatural | (adjective) surpassing the ordinary or normal | Synonyms: uncanny |
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| (adjective) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | Synonyms: nonnatural, otherworldly, transcendental |
| preternaturally | (adverb) in a supernatural manner | Synonyms: supernaturally |
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| procedural | (adjective) relating to court practice and procedure as opposed to the principles of law | Synonyms: adjective |
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| (adjective) of or relating to procedure | - |
| procural | (noun) the act of getting possession of something | Synonyms: procurance, procurement |
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| pseudoperipteral | (adjective) having columniation completely circling an area of the structure | Synonyms: peristylar |
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| puerperal | (adjective) relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth | - |
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| pyralid | (noun) usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests | Synonyms: pyralid moth |
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| quadrilateral | (adjective) having four sides | Synonyms: four-sided |
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| (noun) a four-sided polygon | Synonyms: quadrangle, tetragon |
| rale | (noun) a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders) | Synonyms: rattle, rattling |
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| rallentando | (adjective) (music) gradually decreasing in tempo | Synonyms: rit., ritardando, ritenuto |
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| (adverb) slowing down | - |
| rally | (noun) (sports) an unbroken sequence of several successive strokes | Synonyms: exchange |
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| (noun) the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | Synonyms: rallying |
| (noun) an automobile race run over public roads | - |
| (noun) a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm | Synonyms: mass meeting |
| (noun) a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness | - |
| (verb) return to a former condition | Synonyms: rebound |
| (verb) harass with persistent criticism or carping | Synonyms: bait, cod, rag, razz, ride, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, tease, twit |
| (verb) call to arms; of military personnel | Synonyms: call up, mobilise, mobilize |
| (verb) gather | Synonyms: beat up, drum up |
| (verb) gather or bring together | Synonyms: come up, muster, muster up, summon |
| rallying | (adjective) rousing or recalling to unity and renewed effort | - |
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| (noun) the act of mobilizing for a common purpose | - |
| (noun) the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | Synonyms: rally |
| referral | (noun) the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency) | - |
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| (noun) a recommendation to consult the (professional) person or group to whom one has been referred | - |
| (noun) a person whose case has been referred to a specialist or professional group | - |
| retral | (adjective) moving or directed or tending in a backward direction or contrary to a previous direction | Synonyms: retrograde |
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| (adjective) at or near or toward the posterior | - |
| rhombohedral | (adjective) having threefold symmetry | Synonyms: trigonal |
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| rupestral | (adjective) composed of or inscribed on rock | Synonyms: rupicolous |
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| rural | (adjective) of or relating to the countryside as opposed to the city; living in or characteristic of farming or country life; living in or characteristic of farming or country life | - |
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| ruralism | (noun) a rural characteristic or trait | Synonyms: rurality |
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| (noun) a rural idiom or expression | Synonyms: rusticism |
| (noun) Advocacy of rural life instead of urbanism or city living. | - |
| ruralist | (noun) an advocate of rural living | - |
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| (noun) a man who lives in the country and has country ways | Synonyms: countryman |
| rurality | (noun) a rural characteristic or trait | Synonyms: ruralism |
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| rurally | (adverb) in a rural manner | - |
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| sacral | (adjective) of or relating to or near the sacrum | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to sacred rites | - |
| scapulohumeral | (adjective) relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone | - |
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| scriptural | (adjective) of or pertaining to or contained in or in accordance with the Bible | Synonyms: biblical |
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| (adjective) written or relating to writing | - |
| sculptural | (adjective) relating to or consisting of sculpture | - |
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| (adjective) resembling sculpture | Synonyms: modeled, modelled, sculptured, sculpturesque |
| semestral | (adjective) occurring every six months or during every period of six months | Synonyms: semestrial |
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| sensorineural | (adjective) of or relating to the neural process of sensation | - |
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| sepulchral | (adjective) of or relating to a sepulchre | - |
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| (adjective) suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial | Synonyms: funereal |
| (adjective) gruesomely indicative of death or the dead | Synonyms: charnel, ghastly |