| moron | (noun) a person of subnormal intelligence | Synonyms: changeling, cretin, half-wit, idiot, imbecile, retard |
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| moronic | (adjective) having a mental age of between eight and twelve years | - |
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| moronity | (noun) mild mental retardation | Synonyms: mental deficiency |
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| motoneuron | (noun) a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord | Synonyms: efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron |
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| negatron | (noun) an elementary particle with negative charge | Synonyms: electron |
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| nephron | (noun) any of the small tubules that are the excretory units of the vertebrate kidney | Synonyms: uriniferous tubule |
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| neuron | (noun) a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses | Synonyms: nerve cell |
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| neuronal | (adjective) of or relating to neurons | Synonyms: neural, neuronic |
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| neuronic | (adjective) of or relating to neurons | Synonyms: neural, neuronal |
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| neuropteron | (noun) insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins | Synonyms: neuropteran, neuropterous insect |
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| neutron | (noun) an elementary particle with 0 charge and mass about equal to a proton; enters into the structure of the atomic nucleus | - |
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| nonsynchronous | (adjective) not occurring together | Synonyms: unsynchronised, unsynchronized, unsynchronous |
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| norethindrone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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| oceanfront | (noun) land bordering an ocean | - |
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| ochronosis | (noun) an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning | - |
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| octahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having eight plane faces | - |
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| oestrone | (noun) a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: estrone, Estronol, theelin |
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| omicron | (noun) the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet | - |
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| operon | (noun) a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene | - |
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| orthopteron | (noun) any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts | Synonyms: orthopteran, orthopterous insect |
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| oxymoron | (noun) conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence') | - |
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| padrone | (noun) an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy | - |
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| (noun) an employer who exploits Italian immigrants in the U.S. | - |
| paronomasia | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: pun, punning, wordplay |
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| paronychia | (noun) infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe | - |
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| paronym | (noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling | - |
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| patron | (noun) a regular customer | Synonyms: frequenter |
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| (noun) someone who supports or champions something | Synonyms: sponsor, supporter |
| (noun) the proprietor of an inn | - |
| patronage | (noun) the act of providing approval and support | Synonyms: backing, backup, championship |
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| (noun) (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support | - |
| (noun) the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers | Synonyms: trade |
| (noun) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient | Synonyms: condescension, disdain |
| (noun) customers collectively | Synonyms: business, clientele |
| (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronise, patronize, support |
| (verb) support by being a patron of | - |
| patroness | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patronne |
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| patronise | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronize, support |
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| (verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronize |
| (verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronize, sponsor |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor |
| patronised | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronized |
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| patronising | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronizing |
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| patronisingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: condescendingly, patronizingly |
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| patronize | (verb) be a regular customer or client of | Synonyms: keep going, patronage, patronise, support |
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| (verb) treat condescendingly | Synonyms: condescend, patronise |
| (verb) assume sponsorship of | Synonyms: patronise, sponsor |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, frequent, patronise, shop, shop at, sponsor |
| patronized | (adjective) having patronage or clients | Synonyms: patronised |
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| patronizing | (adjective) (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension | Synonyms: arch, condescending, patronising |
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| patronizingly | (adverb) with condescension; in a patronizing manner | Synonyms: condescendingly, patronisingly |
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| patronless | (adjective) having little patronage or few clients | Synonyms: unpatronised, unpatronized |
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| patronne | (noun) a woman who is a patron or the wife of a patron | Synonyms: patroness |
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| patronym | (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronymic |
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| patronymic | (adjective) of or derived from a personal or family name | - |
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| (noun) a family name derived from name of your father or a paternal ancestor (especially with an affix (such as -son in English or O'- in Irish) added to the name of your father or a paternal ancestor) | Synonyms: patronym |
| pentahedron | (noun) any polyhedron having five plane faces | - |
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| pepperoni | (noun) a pork and beef sausage (or a thin slice of this sausage) | - |
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| peroneal | (adjective) of or relating to the fibula or the outer part of the leg below the knee | - |
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| peroneus | (noun) muscle of the lower leg that is involved in moving the foot | - |
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| philodendron | (noun) often grown as a houseplant | - |
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| phoronid | (noun) hermaphrodite wormlike animal living in mud of the sea bottom | - |
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| photoelectron | (noun) an electron that is emitted from an atom or molecule by an incident photon | - |
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| phrontistery | (noun) an establishment for study and learning (sometimes including modern universities) | - |
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| plastron | (noun) (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its underside | - |
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| (noun) a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chest | - |
| (noun) a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mail | - |
| (noun) the front of man's dress shirt | - |
| (noun) the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirt | - |
| plectron | (noun) a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument | Synonyms: pick, plectrum |
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| polyhedron | (noun) a solid figure bounded by plane polygons or faces | - |
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| positron | (noun) an elementary particle with positive charge; interaction of a positron and an electron results in annihilation | Synonyms: antielectron |
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| prefrontal | (adjective) anterior to a frontal structure | - |
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| progesterone | (noun) a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy | Synonyms: Lipo-Lutin |
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| pronate | (verb) turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards | - |
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| pronation | (noun) rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face downward | - |
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| pronator | (noun) a muscle that produces or assists in pronation | - |
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| prone | (adjective) having a tendency (to); often used in combination | - |
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| (adjective) lying face downward | Synonyms: prostrate |
| proneness | (noun) being disposed to do something | - |
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| prong | (noun) a pointed projection | - |
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| prongbuck | (noun) fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns | Synonyms: American antelope, Antilocapra americana, pronghorn, pronghorn antelope |
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| pronged | (adjective) having prongs or tines; usually used in combination | Synonyms: tined |
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| (adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | Synonyms: bifurcate, biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, prongy |
| pronghorn | (noun) fleet antelope-like ruminant of western North American plains with small branched horns | Synonyms: American antelope, Antilocapra americana, prongbuck, pronghorn antelope |
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| prongy | (adjective) resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches | Synonyms: bifurcate, biramous, branched, forficate, fork-like, forked, pronged |
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| pronk | (verb) jump straight up | - |
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| pronominal | (adjective) relating to pronouns | - |
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| (noun) a phrase that functions as a pronoun | Synonyms: pronominal phrase |
| pronoun | (noun) a function word that is used in place of a noun or noun phrase | - |
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| pronounce | (verb) pronounce judgment on | Synonyms: judge, label |
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| (verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | Synonyms: articulate, enounce, enunciate, say, sound out |
| pronounceable | (adjective) capable of being uttered or pronounced | - |
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| pronounced | (adjective) strongly marked; easily noticeable | Synonyms: marked |
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| pronouncement | (noun) an authoritative declaration | Synonyms: dictum, say-so |
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| pronto | (adverb) in a punctual manner | Synonyms: promptly, readily |
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| pronucleus | (noun) the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote | - |
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| pronunciamento | (noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | Synonyms: manifesto |
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| pronunciation | (noun) the manner in which someone utters a word | - |
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| (noun) the way a word or a language is customarily spoken | Synonyms: orthoepy |
| quercitron | (noun) medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped | Synonyms: black oak, quercitron oak, Quercus velutina, yellow oak |
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| (noun) a yellow dye made from the bark of the quercitron oak tree | - |
| retronym | (noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate | - |
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| rhododendron | (noun) any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers | - |
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| rhombohedron | (noun) a parallelepiped bounded by six similar faces (either rhombuses or parallelograms) | - |
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| rondeau | (noun) a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas | Synonyms: rondel |
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| (noun) a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata | Synonyms: rondo |
| rondel | (noun) a French verse form of 10 or 13 lines running on two rhymes; the opening phrase is repeated as the refrain of the second and third stanzas | Synonyms: rondeau |
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| rondelet | (noun) a shorter form of rondeau | - |
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| rondo | (noun) a musical form that is often the last movement of a sonata | Synonyms: rondeau |
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| roneo | (verb) make copies on a Roneograph | - |
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| saffron | (noun) a shade of yellow tinged with orange | Synonyms: orange yellow |
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| (noun) dried pungent stigmas of the Old World saffron crocus | - |
| (noun) Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food | Synonyms: Crocus sativus, saffron crocus |
| sarong | (noun) a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific | - |
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| seafront | (noun) the waterfront of a seaside town | - |
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| shirtfront | (noun) a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt | Synonyms: dickey, dickie, dicky |
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| (noun) the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket) | - |
| shopfront | (noun) the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | Synonyms: storefront |
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| spironolactone | (noun) a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension | Synonyms: Aldactone |
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| squadron | (noun) an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a group | - |
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| (noun) a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms | - |
| (noun) a naval unit that is detached from the fleet for a particular task | - |
| stabilitron | (noun) a semiconductor diode that exhibits a sharp increase in reverse current at a well-defined reverse voltage: used as a voltage regulator | Synonyms: zenerdiode |
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| storefront | (noun) the front side of a store facing the street; usually contains display windows | Synonyms: shopfront |
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| strong | (adjective) having strength or power greater than average or expected | - |
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| (adjective) having a strong physiological or chemical effect | Synonyms: potent, stiff |
| (adjective) being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content | Synonyms: hard |
| (adjective) strong and sure | Synonyms: firm |
| (adjective) freshly made or left | Synonyms: warm |
| (adjective) not faint or feeble | - |
| (adjective) immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with | Synonyms: impregnable, inviolable, secure, unassailable, unattackable |
| (adjective) of verbs not having standard (or regular) inflection | - |
| (adjective) having or wielding force or authority | Synonyms: potent |
| (adjective) of good quality and condition; solidly built | Synonyms: solid, substantial |
| strongbox | (noun) a strongly made box for holding money or valuables; can be locked | Synonyms: deedbox |
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| stronghold | (noun) a strongly fortified defensive structure | Synonyms: fastness |
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| strongly | (adverb) with strength or in a strong manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a powerful manner | Synonyms: powerfully |
| strongman | (noun) a powerful political figure who rules by the exercise of force or violence | - |
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| (noun) a man who performs feats of strength at a fair or circus | - |
| strongroom | (noun) a burglarproof and fireproof room in which valuables are kept | - |
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| strontianite | (noun) a mineral consisting of strontium carbonate | - |
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