statesman | (noun) a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs | - |
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statesmanlike | (adjective) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman | Synonyms: statesmanly |
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statesmanly | (adjective) marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman | Synonyms: statesmanlike |
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statesmanship | (noun) wisdom in the management of public affairs | Synonyms: diplomacy, statecraft |
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stateswoman | (noun) a woman statesman | - |
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statewide | (adjective) occurring or extending throughout a state | - |
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static | (adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | Synonyms: electrostatic |
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(adjective) not in physical motion | Synonyms: inactive, motionless, still |
(adjective) showing little if any change | Synonyms: stable, unchanging |
(noun) angry criticism | - |
(noun) a crackling or hissing noise caused by electrical interference | Synonyms: atmospheric static, atmospherics |
statice | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Limonium of temperate salt marshes having spikes of white or mauve flowers | Synonyms: marsh rosemary, sea lavender |
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statics | (noun) the branch of mechanics concerned with forces in equilibrium | - |
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statin | (noun) a medicine that lowers blood cholesterol levels by inhibiting HMG-CoA reductase | Synonyms: lipid-lowering medication, lipid-lowering medicine, statin drug |
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station | (noun) a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose | - |
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(noun) the frequency assigned to a broadcasting station | - |
(noun) the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand | Synonyms: post |
(noun) (nautical) the location to which a ship or fleet is assigned for duty | - |
(noun) proper or designated social situation | Synonyms: place |
(verb) assign to a station | Synonyms: place, post, send |
stationariness | (noun) remaining in place | Synonyms: fixedness, immobility |
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stationary | (adjective) not capable of being moved | - |
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(adjective) standing still | - |
stationer | (noun) a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies | Synonyms: stationery seller |
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stationery | (noun) paper cut to an appropriate size for writing letters; usually with matching envelopes | Synonyms: letter paper |
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stationmaster | (noun) the person in charge of a railway station | Synonyms: station agent |
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statistic | (noun) a datum that can be represented numerically | - |
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statistical | (adjective) of or relating to statistics | - |
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statistically | (adverb) with respect to statistics | - |
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statistician | (noun) someone versed in the collection and interpretation of numerical data (especially someone who uses statistics to calculate insurance premiums) | Synonyms: actuary |
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(noun) a mathematician who specializes in statistics | Synonyms: mathematical statistician |
statistics | (noun) a branch of applied mathematics concerned with the collection and interpretation of quantitative data and the use of probability theory to estimate population parameters | - |
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stative | (adjective) (used of verbs (e.g. `be' or `own') and most participial adjectives) expressing existence or a state rather than an action | - |
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stator | (noun) mechanical device consisting of the stationary part of a motor or generator in or around which the rotor revolves | Synonyms: stator coil |
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statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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statuary | (adjective) of or relating to or suitable for statues | - |
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(noun) statues collectively | - |
statue | (noun) a sculpture representing a human or animal | - |
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statuesque | (adjective) suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: Junoesque |
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(adjective) of size and dignity suggestive of a statue | Synonyms: stately |
statuette | (noun) a small carved or molded figure | Synonyms: figurine |
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stature | (noun) (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot | Synonyms: height |
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(noun) high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement | - |
status | (noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | Synonyms: position |
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(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: condition |
statute | (adjective) enacted by a legislative body | Synonyms: codified |
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(noun) an act passed by a legislative body | Synonyms: legislative act |
statutorily | (adverb) according to statute | - |
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statutory | (adjective) relating to or created by statutes | - |
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(adjective) prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | - |
substation | (noun) a subsidiary station where electricity is transformed for distribution by a low-voltage network | - |
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testate | (adjective) having made a legally valid will before death | - |
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(noun) a person who makes a will | Synonyms: testator |
testator | (noun) a person who makes a will | Synonyms: testate |
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testatrix | (noun) a female testator | - |
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thermostat | (noun) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat | Synonyms: thermoregulator |
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(verb) control the temperature with a thermostat | - |
thermostatic | (adjective) of or relating to a thermostat | - |
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thermostatically | (adverb) by thermostat; in a thermostatic manner | - |
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thermostatics | (noun) the aspect of thermodynamics concerned with thermal equilibrium | Synonyms: thermodynamics of equilibrium |
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tungstate | (noun) a salt of tungstic acid | - |
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understate | (verb) represent as less significant or important | Synonyms: downplay, minimise, minimize |
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understated | (adjective) exhibiting restrained good taste | Synonyms: unostentatious, unpretentious |
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understatement | (noun) a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said | - |
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unstated | (adjective) not made explicit | Synonyms: unexpressed, unsaid, unspoken, unuttered, unverbalised, unverbalized, unvoiced |
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unstatesmanlike | (adjective) not statesmanlike | - |
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upstate | (adverb) in or toward the northern parts of a state | - |
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workstation | (noun) a desktop digital computer that is conventionally considered to be more powerful than a microcomputer | - |
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