abscond | (verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along | Synonyms: absquatulate, bolt, decamp, go off, make off, run off |
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absconder | (noun) a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution | - |
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abscondment | (noun) the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest) | Synonyms: decampment |
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acroscopic | (adjective) facing or on the side toward the apex | - |
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alfresco | (adjective) in the open air | Synonyms: open-air |
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(adverb) outside a building | Synonyms: out of doors, outdoors, outside |
angioscope | (noun) a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels | - |
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archepiscopal | (adjective) of or associated with an archbishop | Synonyms: archiepiscopal |
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archiepiscopal | (adjective) of or associated with an archbishop | Synonyms: archepiscopal |
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arthroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination | - |
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arthroscopy | (noun) a minimally invasive operation to repair a damaged joint; the surgeon examines the joint with an arthroscope while making repairs through a small incision | - |
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ascocarp | (noun) mature fruiting body of an ascomycetous fungus | - |
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ascocarpous | (adjective) of or relating to ascocarps | - |
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ascolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete | - |
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ascoma | (noun) an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle | - |
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ascomycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an ascus | Synonyms: ascomycetous fungus |
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ascomycetous | (adjective) related to or characteristic of fungi of the class Ascomycetes | - |
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ascospore | (noun) sexually produced fungal spore formed within an ascus | - |
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ascosporic | (adjective) of or relating to ascospores | Synonyms: ascosporous |
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ascosporous | (adjective) of or relating to ascospores | Synonyms: ascosporic |
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ascot | (noun) a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin | - |
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auriscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auroscope, otoscope |
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auroscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, otoscope |
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bagascosis | (noun) alveolitis caused by inhaling bagasse (sugarcane dust) | Synonyms: bagassosis |
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barbasco | (noun) West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood | Synonyms: Jacquinia keyensis, joewood |
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basiscopic | (adjective) facing or on the side toward the base | - |
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bioscope | (noun) a kind of early movie projector | - |
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(noun) a South African movie theater | - |
bronchoscope | (noun) a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes | - |
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bronchoscopic | (adjective) of or relating to an instrument for examining the interior of the bronchi | - |
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butterscotch | (noun) a hard brittle candy made with butter and brown sugar | - |
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celioscopy | (noun) endoscopic examination of the abdomen through the abdominal wall | - |
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cheiloscopy | (noun) a forensic investigation technique that deals with identification of humans based on lip traces. | - |
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chronoscope | (noun) an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time | - |
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churrigueresco | (adjective) having elaborate symmetrical ornamentation | Synonyms: baroque, churrigueresque |
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cisco | (noun) important food fish of cold deep lakes of North America | Synonyms: Coregonus artedi, lake herring |
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(noun) cold-water fish caught in Lake Superior and northward | Synonyms: lake herring |
cockscomb | (noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds | Synonyms: comb, coxcomb |
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(noun) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red | Synonyms: coxcomb |
(noun) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments | Synonyms: coxcomb |
(noun) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers | Synonyms: Celosia argentea cristata, Celosia cristata, common cockscomb |
colonoscope | (noun) an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum | - |
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colonoscopy | (noun) visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
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colposcope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: vaginoscope |
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coscoroba | (noun) large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans | - |
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couscous | (noun) a pasta made in northern Africa of crushed and steamed semolina | - |
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(noun) a spicy dish that originated in northern Africa; consists of pasta steamed with a meat and vegetable stew | - |
cryoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points | - |
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culdoscope | (noun) a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs | - |
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culdoscopy | (noun) endoscopic examination of a woman's pelvic organs by the insertion of a culdoscope through the vagina | - |
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diaphanoscope | (noun) An instrument for illuminating the interior of a cavity to determine the translucency of its walls. | - |
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disco | (noun) a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | Synonyms: discotheque |
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(noun) popular dance music (especially in the late 1970s); melodic with a regular bass beat; intended mainly for dancing at discotheques | Synonyms: disco music |
(verb) dance to disco music | - |
discography | (noun) a descriptive catalog of musical recordings | - |
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discoid | (adjective) having a flat circular shape | Synonyms: disc-shaped, disclike, discoidal, disk-shaped, disklike |
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discoidal | (adjective) having a flat circular shape | Synonyms: disc-shaped, disclike, discoid, disk-shaped, disklike |
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discolor | (verb) change color, often in an undesired manner | Synonyms: color, colour, discolour |
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(verb) lose color or turn colorless | - |
(verb) cause to lose or change color | - |
discoloration | (noun) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded | Synonyms: discolouration |
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(noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discolouration, stain |
discolorise | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorize, discolourise |
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discolorize | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolourise |
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discolour | (verb) change color, often in an undesired manner | Synonyms: color, colour, discolor |
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discolouration | (noun) the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded | Synonyms: discoloration |
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(noun) a soiled or discolored appearance | Synonyms: discoloration, stain |
discolourise | (verb) cause to become white or lighter in color | Synonyms: bleach, bleach out, decolor, decolorise, decolorize, decolour, decolourise, decolourize, discolorise, discolorize |
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discombobulate | (verb) be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly | Synonyms: bedevil, befuddle, confound, confuse, fox, fuddle, throw |
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(verb) cause to be confused emotionally | Synonyms: bemuse, bewilder, throw |
discombobulated | (adjective) having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion | Synonyms: disconcerted |
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discombobulation | (noun) a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | Synonyms: confusion |
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discomfit | (verb) cause to lose one's composure | Synonyms: discompose, disconcert, untune, upset |
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discomfited | (adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful | Synonyms: defeated, disappointed, foiled, frustrated, thwarted |
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(noun) people who are defeated | Synonyms: defeated |
discomfiture | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment |
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discomfort | (noun) an uncomfortable feeling of mental painfulness or distress | Synonyms: irritation, soreness |
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(noun) the state of being tense and feeling pain | Synonyms: uncomfortableness |
discommode | (verb) to cause inconvenience or discomfort to | Synonyms: bother, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble |
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discompose | (verb) cause to lose one's composure | Synonyms: discomfit, disconcert, untune, upset |
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discomposed | (adjective) having your composure disturbed | - |
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discomposure | (noun) a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure | - |
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(noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment |
discomycete | (noun) any fungus that is a member of the subclass Discomycetes | Synonyms: cup fungus |
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discomycetous | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of fungi of the subclass Discomycetes | - |
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disconcert | (verb) cause to lose one's composure | Synonyms: discomfit, discompose, untune, upset |
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(verb) cause to feel embarrassment | Synonyms: confuse, flurry, put off |
disconcerted | (adjective) having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion | Synonyms: discombobulated |
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disconcerting | (adjective) causing an emotional disturbance | Synonyms: upsetting |
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disconcertingly | (adverb) in a disturbing or embarrassing manner | - |
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disconcertion | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertment |
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disconcertment | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, discomposure, disconcertion |
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disconfirming | (adjective) not indicating the presence of microorganisms or disease or a specific condition | Synonyms: negative |
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(adjective) establishing as invalid or untrue | Synonyms: invalidating |
disconnect | (noun) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | Synonyms: disconnection, gulf |
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(verb) make disconnected, disjoin or unfasten | - |
(verb) pull the plug of (electrical appliances) and render inoperable | Synonyms: unplug |
disconnected | (adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply | Synonyms: staccato |
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(adjective) having been divided; having the unity destroyed | Synonyms: disunited, fragmented, split |
(adjective) lacking orderly continuity | Synonyms: confused, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected |
(adjective) not plugged in or connected to a power source | - |
(adjective) marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions | Synonyms: abrupt |
disconnectedness | (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnection, disjunction, disjuncture |
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disconnection | (noun) the act of breaking a connection | Synonyms: disjunction |
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(noun) an unbridgeable disparity (as from a failure of understanding) | Synonyms: disconnect, gulf |
(noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disjunction, disjuncture |
disconsolate | (adjective) sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled | Synonyms: inconsolable, unconsolable |
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(adjective) causing dejection | Synonyms: blue, dark, dingy, dismal, drab, drear, dreary, gloomy, grim, sorry |
disconsolately | (adverb) in grief-stricken loneliness; without comforting circumstances or prospects | Synonyms: desolately |
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disconsolateness | (noun) feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | Synonyms: despondence, despondency, heartsickness |
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discontent | (adjective) showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing | Synonyms: discontented |
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(noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontentedness, discontentment |
(verb) make dissatisfied | - |
discontented | (adjective) showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing | Synonyms: discontent |
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discontentedly | (adverb) with discontent; in a discontented manner | - |
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discontentedness | (noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontent, discontentment |
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discontentment | (noun) a longing for something better than the present situation | Synonyms: discontent, discontentedness |
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discontinuance | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuation |
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discontinuation | (noun) the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) | Synonyms: discontinuance |
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discontinue | (verb) prevent completion | Synonyms: break, break off, stop |
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(verb) put an end to a state or an activity | Synonyms: cease, give up, lay off, quit, stop |
(verb) come to or be at an end | - |
discontinued | (adjective) stopped permanently or temporarily | - |
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discontinuity | (noun) lack of connection or continuity | - |
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discontinuous | (adjective) not continuing without interruption in time or space | Synonyms: noncontinuous |
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(adjective) of a function or curve; possessing one or more discontinuities | - |
discord | (noun) strife resulting from a lack of agreement | Synonyms: discordance |
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(noun) a harsh mixture of sounds | Synonyms: discordance |
(noun) disagreement among those expected to cooperate | Synonyms: dissension |
(noun) lack of agreement or harmony | Synonyms: strife |
(verb) be different from one another | Synonyms: disaccord, disagree |
discordance | (noun) strife resulting from a lack of agreement | Synonyms: discord |
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(noun) a harsh mixture of sounds | Synonyms: discord |
discordant | (adjective) not in agreement or harmony | - |
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(adjective) lacking in harmony | Synonyms: disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic |
discordantly | (adverb) in a discordant manner | Synonyms: unharmoniously |
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discorporate | (adjective) not having a material body | Synonyms: bodiless, disembodied, unbodied, unembodied |
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discotheque | (noun) a public dance hall for dancing to recorded popular music | Synonyms: disco |
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discount | (noun) the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | Synonyms: deduction, price reduction |
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(noun) an amount or percentage deducted | Synonyms: deduction |
(noun) interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan | Synonyms: bank discount, discount rate |
(noun) a refund of some fraction of the amount paid | Synonyms: rebate |
(verb) bar from attention or consideration | Synonyms: brush aside, brush off, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside |
(verb) give a reduction in price on | - |