| autosemantic | (adjective) of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context | - |
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| emphysema | (noun) an abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; associated with smoking or chronic bronchitis or old age | Synonyms: pulmonary emphysema |
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| emphysematous | (adjective) relating to or resembling or being emphysema | - |
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| exciseman | (noun) someone who collects taxes for the government | Synonyms: collector of internal revenue, internal revenue agent, tax collector, taxman |
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| horseman | (noun) a person who breeds and cares for horses | Synonyms: horse fancier |
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| (noun) a man skilled in equitation | - |
| horsemanship | (noun) skill in handling and riding horses | - |
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| housemaid | (noun) a female domestic | Synonyms: amah, maid, maidservant |
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| houseman | (noun) an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining supervised practical experience | Synonyms: intern, interne, medical intern |
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| housemaster | (noun) teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse | - |
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| housemate | (noun) someone who resides in the same house with you | - |
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| noisemaker | (noun) a device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a loud noise at a celebration | - |
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| nursemaid | (noun) a woman who is the custodian of children | Synonyms: nanny, nurse |
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| polysemant | (noun) a word having more than one meaning | Synonyms: polysemantic word, polysemous word |
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| polysemantic | (adjective) of words; having many meanings | Synonyms: polysemous |
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| posseman | (noun) an able-bodied man serving as a member of a posse | - |
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| rosemaling | (noun) a Scandinavian style of carved or painted decoration (as on furniture or walls or dinnerware) consisting of floral motifs | - |
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| rosemary | (noun) extremely pungent leaves used fresh or dried as seasoning for especially meats | - |
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| (noun) widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery | Synonyms: Rosmarinus officinalis |
| semantic | (adjective) of or relating to meaning or the study of meaning | - |
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| semantically | (adverb) with regard to meaning | - |
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| semanticist | (noun) a specialist in the study of meaning | Synonyms: semiotician |
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| semantics | (noun) the study of language meaning | - |
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| (noun) the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text | - |
| semaphore | (noun) an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms | - |
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| (verb) convey by semaphore, of information | - |
| (verb) send signals by or as if by semaphore | - |
| semasiology | (noun) the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning | Synonyms: cognitive semantics, conceptual semantics |
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| synsemantic | (adjective) of a word or phrase meaningful only when it occurs in the company of other words | - |
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| warehouseman | (noun) a workman who manages or works in a warehouse | Synonyms: warehouser |
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