avirulent | (adjective) not virulent; unable to produce disease | - |
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cerulean | (adjective) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky | Synonyms: azure, bright blue, sky-blue |
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(noun) a light shade of blue | Synonyms: azure, lazuline, sapphire, sky-blue |
chondrule | (noun) small granule (of e.g. chrysolite) found in some meteoric rocks | - |
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ferrule | (noun) a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting | Synonyms: collet |
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ferule | (noun) a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children | - |
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glomerule | (noun) a compacted or sessile cyme | - |
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metarule | (noun) a rule that describes how other rules should be used (as in AI) | - |
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misrule | (noun) government that is inefficient or dishonest | Synonyms: misgovernment |
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mucopurulent | (adjective) containing or composed of mucus and pus | - |
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nonpurulent | (adjective) not containing pus | - |
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overrule | (verb) rule against | Synonyms: override, overthrow, overturn, reverse |
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puberulent | (adjective) covered with fine soft hairs or down | Synonyms: downy, pubescent, sericeous |
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purulence | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, ichor, pus, sanies, suppuration |
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(noun) symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | Synonyms: purulency |
purulency | (noun) symptom of being purulent (containing or forming pus) | Synonyms: purulence |
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purulent | (adjective) containing pus | Synonyms: pussy |
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rule | (noun) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | Synonyms: ruler |
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(noun) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior | Synonyms: regulation |
(noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: convention, formula, normal, pattern |
(noun) a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system | Synonyms: principle |
(noun) a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct | Synonyms: principle |
(noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Synonyms: formula |
(noun) prescribed guide for conduct or action | Synonyms: prescript |
(noun) (linguistics) a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice | Synonyms: linguistic rule |
(noun) directions that define the way a game or sport is to be conducted | - |
(noun) any one of a systematic body of regulations defining the way of life of members of a religious order | - |
(noun) dominance or power through legal authority | Synonyms: dominion |
(noun) the duration of a monarch's or government's power | - |
(verb) keep in check | Synonyms: harness, rein |
(verb) decide with authority | Synonyms: decree |
(verb) decide on and make a declaration about | Synonyms: find |
(verb) mark or draw with a ruler | - |
(verb) exercise authority over; as of nations | Synonyms: govern |
(verb) be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance | Synonyms: dominate, predominate, prevail, reign |
(verb) have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac | - |
ruled | (adjective) subject to a ruling authority | - |
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ruler | (noun) measuring stick consisting of a strip of wood or metal or plastic with a straight edge that is used for drawing straight lines and measuring lengths | Synonyms: rule |
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(noun) a person who rules or commands | Synonyms: swayer |
rulership | (noun) the position of ruler | - |
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spherule | (noun) a small sphere | - |
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virulence | (noun) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) | Synonyms: virulency |
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(noun) extreme hostility | Synonyms: virulency |
virulency | (noun) extreme harmfulness (as the capacity of a microorganism to cause disease) | Synonyms: virulence |
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(noun) extreme hostility | Synonyms: virulence |
virulent | (adjective) infectious; having the ability to cause disease | - |
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(adjective) extremely poisonous or injurious; producing venom | Synonyms: deadly, venomous |
(adjective) harsh or corrosive in tone | Synonyms: acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, vitriolic |
virulently | (adverb) in a virulent manner | - |
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