carsick | (adjective) experiencing motion sickness | Synonyms: air sick, airsick, seasick |
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carthorse | (noun) draft horse kept for pulling carts | Synonyms: cart horse, drayhorse |
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catharsis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | Synonyms: abreaction, katharsis |
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(noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: katharsis, purgation |
censorship | (noun) deleting parts of publications or correspondence or theatrical performances | Synonyms: censoring |
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(noun) counterintelligence achieved by banning or deleting any information of value to the enemy | Synonyms: censoring, security review |
chairperson | (noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization | Synonyms: chair, president |
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chancellorship | (noun) the office of chancellor | - |
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checkers | (noun) a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces | Synonyms: draughts |
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churidars | (noun) tight trousers worn by people from the Indian subcontinent (typically with a kameez or kurta) | - |
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clappers | (noun) (used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance | Synonyms: bones, castanets, finger cymbals |
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cleaners | (noun) shop where dry cleaning is done | Synonyms: dry cleaners |
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clearstory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clerestory |
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cleavers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, clivers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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clivers | (noun) annual having the stem beset with curved prickles; North America and Europe and Asia | Synonyms: catchweed, cleavers, Galium aparine, goose grass, spring cleavers |
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clotheshorse | (noun) a framework on which to hang clothes (as for drying) | - |
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(noun) a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance | Synonyms: beau, dandy, dude, fashion plate, fop, gallant, sheik, swell |
cloudburst | (noun) a heavy rain | Synonyms: deluge, downpour, pelter, soaker, torrent, waterspout |
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coarse | (adjective) of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles | Synonyms: harsh |
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(adjective) of low or inferior quality or value | Synonyms: common |
(adjective) lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | Synonyms: common, rough-cut, uncouth, vulgar |
coarsely | (adverb) in coarse pieces | - |
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coarsen | (verb) make less subtle or refined | - |
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(verb) make or become coarse or coarser | - |
coarsened | (adjective) made coarse or crude by lack of skill | - |
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coarseness | (noun) looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth) | Synonyms: nubbiness, tweediness |
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(noun) the quality of being composed of relatively large particles | Synonyms: graininess, granularity |
(noun) the quality of lacking taste and refinement | Synonyms: commonness, grossness, raunch, vulgarism, vulgarity |
(noun) language or humor that is down-to-earth | Synonyms: saltiness |
cobblers | (noun) a man's testicles | - |
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(noun) nonsense | - |
cockhorse | (noun) anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult) | - |
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colors | (noun) a flag that shows its nationality | Synonyms: colours |
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(noun) a distinguishing emblem | Synonyms: colours |
colours | (noun) a flag that shows its nationality | Synonyms: colors |
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(noun) a distinguishing emblem | Synonyms: colors |
commandership | (noun) the position or office of commander | Synonyms: commandery |
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comptrollership | (noun) the position of comptroller | - |
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concourse | (noun) a coming together of people | Synonyms: confluence |
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(noun) a wide hallway in a building where people can walk | - |
(noun) a large gathering of people | Synonyms: multitude, throng |
connoisseurship | (noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art | Synonyms: vertu, virtu |
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containership | (noun) a cargo ship designed to hold containerized cargoes | Synonyms: container ship, container vessel |
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controllership | (noun) the position of controller | - |
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controversial | (adjective) marked by or capable of arousing controversy | - |
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controversialist | (noun) a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy | Synonyms: disputant, eristic |
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controversially | (adverb) involving controversy | Synonyms: polemically |
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controversy | (noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement | Synonyms: arguing, argument, contention, contestation, disceptation, disputation, tilt |
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conversance | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversancy, familiarity |
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conversancy | (noun) personal knowledge or information about someone or something | Synonyms: acquaintance, conversance, familiarity |
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conversant | (adjective) (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly | Synonyms: familiar |
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conversation | (noun) the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. | - |
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conversational | (adjective) characteristic of informal spoken language or conversation | Synonyms: colloquial |
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conversationalist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationist, schmoozer |
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conversationally | (adverb) with the use of colloquial expressions | Synonyms: colloquially, informally |
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conversationist | (noun) someone skilled at conversation | Synonyms: conversationalist, schmoozer |
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converse | (adjective) of words so related that one reverses the relation denoted by the other | - |
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(adjective) turned about in order or relation | Synonyms: reversed, transposed |
(noun) a proposition obtained by conversion | - |
(verb) carry on a conversation | Synonyms: discourse |
conversely | (adverb) with the terms of the relation reversed | - |
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conversion | (noun) the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | - |
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(noun) a spiritual enlightenment causing a person to lead a new life | Synonyms: rebirth, spiritual rebirth |
(noun) a successful free throw or try for point after a touchdown | - |
(noun) act of exchanging one type of money or security for another | - |
(noun) a change in the units or form of an expression: | - |
(noun) interchange of subject and predicate of a proposition | - |
(noun) an event that results in a transformation | Synonyms: changeover, transition |
(noun) a change of religion | - |
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis | - |
copartnership | (noun) a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages | - |
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coppersmith | (noun) someone who makes articles from copper | - |
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cornerstone | (noun) a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls | - |
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(noun) a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies | - |
(noun) the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained | Synonyms: base, basis, foundation, fundament, groundwork |
corsage | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, nosegay, posy |
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corsair | (noun) a swift pirate ship (often operating with official sanction) | - |
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(noun) a pirate along the Barbary Coast | Synonyms: Barbary pirate |
corselet | (noun) a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece | Synonyms: corslet |
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corset | (noun) a woman's close-fitting foundation garment | Synonyms: girdle, stays |
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(verb) dress with a corset | - |
corslet | (noun) a piece of body armor for the trunk; usually consists of a breastplate and back piece | Synonyms: corselet |
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councillorship | (noun) the position of council member | Synonyms: councilorship |
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councilorship | (noun) the position of council member | Synonyms: councillorship |
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counsellorship | (noun) the position of counselor | Synonyms: counselorship |
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counselorship | (noun) the position of counselor | Synonyms: counsellorship |
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counterperson | (noun) someone who attends a counter (as in a diner) | - |
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countershot | (noun) a return shot; a retaliatory shot | - |
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countersign | (noun) a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed | Synonyms: countersignature |
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(noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: parole, password, watchword, word |
(verb) add one's signature to after another's to attest authenticity | - |
countersignature | (noun) a second confirming signature endorsing a document already signed | Synonyms: countersign |
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countersink | (noun) a bit for enlarging the upper part of a hole | Synonyms: counterbore, countersink bit |
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(noun) a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface | - |
(verb) insert (a nail or screw below the surface, as into a countersink) | Synonyms: set |
counterspy | (noun) a spy who works against enemy espionage | Synonyms: mole |
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counterstain | (noun) a stain of contrasting color that is used when the principal stain does not show the structure clearly | - |
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counterstrike | (verb) make a counterattack | Synonyms: counterattack |
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countersubversion | (noun) the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and prevent subversive activities | - |
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countersuit | (noun) a suit brought against someone who has sued you | - |
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course | (noun) a mode of action | Synonyms: course of action |
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(noun) education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings | Synonyms: class, course of instruction, course of study |
(noun) facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport | - |
(noun) (construction) a layer of masonry | Synonyms: row |
(noun) part of a meal served at one time | - |
(noun) a connected series of events or actions or developments | Synonyms: line |
(noun) a body of students who are taught together | Synonyms: class, form, grade |
(noun) general line of orientation | Synonyms: trend |
(noun) a line or route along which something travels or moves | Synonyms: path, track |
(adverb) as might be expected | Synonyms: naturally, of course |
(verb) hunt with hounds | - |
(verb) move along, of liquids | Synonyms: feed, flow, run |
(verb) move swiftly through or over | - |
courser | (noun) swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa; related to the pratincoles | - |
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(noun) formerly a strong swift horse ridden into battle | Synonyms: charger |
(noun) a dog trained for coursing | - |
(noun) a huntsman who hunts small animals with fast dogs that use sight rather than scent to follow their prey | - |
coursework | (noun) work assigned to and done by a student during a course of study; usually it is evaluated as part of the student's grade in the course | - |
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coursing | (noun) hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent | - |
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crackers | (adjective) informal or slang terms for mentally irregular | Synonyms: around the bend, balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kookie, kooky, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round the bend, wacky, whacky |
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crosshairs | (noun) a center of interest | - |
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cumbersome | (adjective) not elegant or graceful in expression | Synonyms: awkward, clumsy, ill-chosen, inapt, inept |
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(adjective) difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight | Synonyms: cumbrous |
cumbersomeness | (noun) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape | Synonyms: awkwardness, unwieldiness |
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curatorship | (noun) the position of curator | - |
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curse | (noun) profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger | Synonyms: curse word, cuss, expletive, oath, swearing, swearword |
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(noun) an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group | Synonyms: condemnation, execration |
(noun) an evil spell | Synonyms: hex, jinx, whammy |
(noun) a severe affliction | Synonyms: torment |
(noun) something causing misery or death | Synonyms: bane, nemesis, scourge |
(verb) utter obscenities or profanities | Synonyms: blaspheme, cuss, imprecate, swear |
(verb) wish harm upon; invoke evil upon | Synonyms: anathemise, anathemize, bedamn, beshrew, damn, imprecate, maledict |
(verb) heap obscenities upon | - |
(verb) exclude from a church or a religious community | Synonyms: excommunicate, unchurch |
cursed | (adjective) deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | Synonyms: curst |
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(adjective) in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell | Synonyms: damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved |
cursedly | (adverb) in a damnable manner | Synonyms: damnably, damned |
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cursive | (adjective) having successive letters joined together | - |
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(noun) rapid handwriting in which letters are set down in full and are cursively connected within words without lifting the writing implement from the paper | Synonyms: cursive script, longhand, running hand |
cursively | (adverb) in a cursive manner | - |
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cursor | (noun) (computer science) indicator consisting of a movable spot of light (an icon) on a visual display; moving it allows the user to point to commands or screen positions | Synonyms: pointer |
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cursorial | (adjective) (of limbs and feet) adapted for running | - |
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cursorily | (adverb) without taking pains | Synonyms: quickly |
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cursory | (adjective) hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough | Synonyms: casual, passing, perfunctory, superficial |
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curst | (adjective) deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier | Synonyms: cursed |
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cutpurse | (noun) a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places | Synonyms: dip, pickpocket |
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cybersex | (noun) sexual arousal involving communication on the internet | - |
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cyberspace | (noun) a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange | Synonyms: internet, net |
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dealership | (noun) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area | Synonyms: franchise |
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deerskin | (noun) leather from the hide of a deer | - |
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deerstalker | (noun) a tight-fitting hat with visors front and back; formerly worn by hunters | - |
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deerstalking | (noun) stalking deer | - |
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definitors | (noun) council in a religious order who provide counsel and assistance to the superiors general and provincial superior of their order. | - |
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depersonalisation | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalization, reification |
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(noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
(noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalization |
depersonalise | (verb) make impersonal or present as an object | Synonyms: depersonalize, objectify |
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depersonalization | (noun) representing a human being as a physical thing deprived of personal qualities or individuality | Synonyms: depersonalisation, reification |
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(noun) emotional dissociative disorder in which there is loss of contact with your own personal reality accompanied by feelings of unreality and strangeness | Synonyms: depersonalisation, depersonalisation disorder, depersonalisation neurosis, depersonalization disorder, depersonalization neurosis |
(noun) (existentialism) a loss of personal identity; a feeling of being an anonymous cog in an impersonal social machine | Synonyms: depersonalisation |
depersonalize | (verb) make impersonal or present as an object | Synonyms: depersonalise, objectify |
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detersive | (adjective) having cleansing power | Synonyms: detergent |
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dextrorsal | (adjective) spiraling upward from left to right | Synonyms: dextrorse |
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