suspender | (noun) elastic straps that hold trousers up | Synonyms: brace, gallus |
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suspense | (noun) an uncertain cognitive state | - |
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(noun) excited anticipation of an approaching climax | - |
(noun) apprehension about what is going to happen | - |
suspenseful | (adjective) (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense | Synonyms: cliff-hanging, nail-biting, suspensive |
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suspension | (noun) the act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely) | Synonyms: dangling, hanging |
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(noun) a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc) | Synonyms: temporary removal |
(noun) a mechanical system of springs or shock absorbers connecting the wheels and axles to the chassis of a wheeled vehicle | Synonyms: suspension system |
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, hiatus, reprieve, respite |
(noun) temporary cessation or suspension | Synonyms: abeyance |
(noun) a mixture in which fine particles are suspended in a fluid where they are supported by buoyancy | - |
(noun) a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something | Synonyms: break, intermission, interruption, pause |
suspensive | (adjective) undecided or characterized by indecisiveness | - |
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(adjective) (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense | Synonyms: cliff-hanging, nail-biting, suspenseful |
suspensor | (noun) a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | Synonyms: athletic supporter, jock, jockstrap, supporter |
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suspensory | (noun) a bandage of elastic fabric applied to uplift a dependant part (as the scrotum or a pendulous breast) | Synonyms: suspensory bandage |
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townspeople | (noun) the people living in a municipality smaller than a city | Synonyms: town, townsfolk |
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tradespeople | (noun) people engaged in trade | - |
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underspend | (verb) spend at less than the normal rate | - |
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(verb) spend less than the whole of (a budget, for example) | - |
ungrasped | (adjective) not fully apprehended | - |
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unrespectability | (noun) dishonorableness by virtue of lacking respectability or a good reputation | Synonyms: disreputability, disreputableness |
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unrespectable | (adjective) unworthy of respect | - |
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unspeakable | (adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing | Synonyms: abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible |
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(adjective) defying expression or description | Synonyms: indefinable, indescribable, ineffable, untellable, unutterable |
(adjective) too sacred to be uttered | Synonyms: ineffable, unnameable, unutterable |
unspeakably | (adverb) to an inexpressible degree | Synonyms: indescribably, ineffably, inexpressibly, unutterably |
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unspecialised | (adjective) not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function | Synonyms: unspecialized |
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unspecialized | (adjective) not specialized or modified for a particular purpose or function | Synonyms: unspecialised |
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unspecific | (adjective) not detailed or specific | Synonyms: broad |
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unspecified | (adjective) not stated explicitly or in detail | - |
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unspectacular | (adjective) not spectacular | - |
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unspell | (verb) release from a spell | - |
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unspent | (adjective) (of financial resources) not spent | Synonyms: unexpended |
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unsuspected | (adjective) not suspected or believed likely | - |
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unsuspecting | (adjective) not suspicious | Synonyms: unsuspicious |
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(adjective) (often followed by `of') not knowing or expecting; not thinking likely | - |
unsuspectingly | (adverb) without suspicions | - |
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vesper | (noun) a late afternoon or evening worship service | - |
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vespers | (noun) the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays | Synonyms: evensong |
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vespertilionid | (noun) a variety of carnivorous bat | Synonyms: vespertilian bat |
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whisper | (noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | Synonyms: susurration, voicelessness, whispering |
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(noun) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | Synonyms: rustle, rustling, whispering |
(verb) speak softly; in a low voice | - |
whispered | (adjective) spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords | - |
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whisperer | (noun) one who speaks in a whisper | - |
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whispering | (adjective) making a low continuous indistinct sound | Synonyms: murmuring, susurrant |
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(noun) speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords | Synonyms: susurration, voicelessness, whisper |
(noun) a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind | Synonyms: rustle, rustling, whisper |
yachtsperson | (noun) a person who owns or sails a yacht | - |
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