abstract | (adjective) existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment | - |
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(adjective) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature | Synonyms: abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective |
(adjective) dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention | - |
(noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance | Synonyms: abstraction |
(noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | Synonyms: outline, precis, synopsis |
(verb) consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically | - |
(verb) consider apart from a particular case or instance | - |
(verb) give an abstract (of) | - |
(verb) make off with belongings of others | Synonyms: cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe |
abstracted | (adjective) lost in thought; showing preoccupation | Synonyms: absent, absentminded, scatty |
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abstractedly | (adverb) in an absentminded or preoccupied manner | Synonyms: absently, absentmindedly, inattentively |
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abstractedness | (noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | Synonyms: abstraction |
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abstracter | (noun) one who makes abstracts or summarizes information | Synonyms: abstractor |
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abstraction | (noun) a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | Synonyms: abstract entity |
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(noun) the act of withdrawing or removing something | - |
(noun) an abstract painting | - |
(noun) a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance | Synonyms: abstract |
(noun) preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | Synonyms: abstractedness |
(noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | Synonyms: generalisation, generalization |
abstractionism | (noun) an abstract genre of art; artistic content depends on internal form rather than pictorial representation | Synonyms: abstract art |
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(noun) a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples | Synonyms: unrealism |
abstractionist | (adjective) not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature | Synonyms: abstract, nonfigurative, nonobjective |
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(noun) a painter of abstract pictures | Synonyms: abstract artist |
abstractive | (adjective) of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting | - |
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abstractly | (adverb) in abstract terms | - |
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abstractness | (noun) the quality of being considered apart from a specific instance or object | - |
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abstractor | (noun) one who makes abstracts or summarizes information | Synonyms: abstracter |
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administrable | (adjective) capable of being administered or managed | - |
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administrate | (verb) work in an administrative capacity; supervise or be in charge of | Synonyms: administer |
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administration | (noun) a method of tending to or managing the affairs of some group of people (especially the group's business affairs) | Synonyms: disposal |
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(noun) the act of administering medication | Synonyms: giving medication |
(noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: judicature |
(noun) the act of governing; exercising authority | Synonyms: governance, governing, government, government activity |
(noun) the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something | Synonyms: brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization |
(noun) the tenure of a president | Synonyms: presidency, presidential term |
administrative | (adjective) of or relating to or responsible for administration | - |
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administratively | (adverb) by or for an administrator | - |
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administrator | (noun) someone who administers a business | Synonyms: decision maker |
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(noun) the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor | - |
(noun) someone who manages a government agency or department | Synonyms: executive |
altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
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ancestral | (adjective) of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor | - |
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(adjective) inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent | Synonyms: hereditary, patrimonial, transmissible |
aspidistra | (noun) evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant | Synonyms: Aspidistra elatio, bar-room plant, cast-iron plant |
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astraddle | (adverb) with one leg on each side | Synonyms: astride |
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astragal | (noun) a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | Synonyms: bead, beading, beadwork |
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(noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragalus, talus |
astragalar | (adjective) of or relating to the anklebone | - |
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astragalus | (noun) the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint | Synonyms: anklebone, astragal, talus |
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astrakhan | (noun) the fur of young lambs | - |
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astral | (adjective) being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars | Synonyms: stellar |
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astrantia | (noun) any plant of the genus Astrantia | Synonyms: masterwort |
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astraphobia | (noun) a morbid fear of thunder and lightning | - |
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astray | (adverb) away from the right path or direction | - |
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(adverb) far from the intended target | Synonyms: wide |
austral | (adjective) of the south or coming from the south | - |
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(noun) the basic unit of money in Argentina; equal to 100 centavos | - |
australopithecine | (adjective) of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus | - |
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(noun) any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago | - |
autostrada | (noun) an expressway in an Italian-speaking country | - |
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balustrade | (noun) a railing at the side of a staircase or balcony to prevent people from falling | Synonyms: balusters, banister, bannister, handrail |
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bedstraw | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Galium | - |
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bootstrap | (noun) a strap that is looped and sewn to the top of a boot for pulling it on | - |
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(verb) help oneself, often through improvised means | - |
cadastral | (adjective) of or relating to the records of a cadastre | - |
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campestral | (adjective) of fields or open country | - |
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castrate | (noun) a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction | Synonyms: eunuch |
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(verb) remove the testicles of a male animal | Synonyms: demasculinise, demasculinize, emasculate |
(verb) remove the ovaries of | Synonyms: alter, neuter, spay |
(verb) deprive of strength or vigor | Synonyms: emasculate |
(verb) edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate | Synonyms: bowdlerise, bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten |
castrated | (adjective) deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes | Synonyms: unsexed |
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castration | (noun) neutering a male animal by removing the testicles | Synonyms: emasculation |
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(noun) surgical removal of the testes or ovaries (usually to inhibit hormone secretion in cases of breast cancer in women or prostate cancer in men) | - |
(noun) the deletion of objectionable parts from a literary work | Synonyms: expurgation |
castrato | (noun) a male singer who was castrated before puberty and retains a soprano or alto voice | - |
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cirrostratus | (noun) a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude | Synonyms: cirrostratus cloud |
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cloistral | (adjective) of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows | Synonyms: cloistered, conventual, monastic, monastical |
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constrain | (verb) severely restrict in scope or extent | Synonyms: stiffen, tighten, tighten up |
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(verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: confine, hold, restrain |
(verb) compel to behave in a certain way | Synonyms: enforce, impose |
constrained | (adjective) lacking spontaneity; not natural | Synonyms: forced, strained |
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constrainedly | (adverb) in a constrained manner | - |
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constraining | (adjective) restricting the scope or freedom of action | Synonyms: confining, constrictive, limiting, restricting |
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constraint | (noun) the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others | - |
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(noun) a device that retards something's motion | Synonyms: restraint |
(noun) the state of being physically constrained | Synonyms: restraint |
counterdemonstration | (noun) a demonstration held in opposition to another demonstration | - |
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counterdemonstrator | (noun) someone who demonstrates in opposition to another demonstration | - |
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defenestrate | (verb) throw through or out of the window | - |
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defenestration | (noun) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window | - |
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demonstrability | (noun) capability of being demonstrated or logically proved | Synonyms: provability |
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demonstrable | (adjective) necessarily or demonstrably true | Synonyms: incontrovertible |
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(adjective) capable of being demonstrated or proved | Synonyms: provable |
demonstrably | (adverb) in an obvious and provable manner | Synonyms: incontrovertibly, provably |
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demonstrate | (verb) establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment | Synonyms: establish, prove, shew, show |
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(verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, evidence, manifest |
(verb) give an exhibition of to an interested audience | Synonyms: demo, exhibit, present, show |
(verb) march in protest; take part in a demonstration | Synonyms: march |
demonstrated | (adjective) having been demonstrated or verified beyond doubt | - |
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demonstration | (noun) a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view | Synonyms: presentation, presentment |
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(noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: manifestation |
(noun) a show of military force or preparedness | - |
(noun) a visual presentation showing how something works | Synonyms: demo |
(noun) proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion | Synonyms: monstrance |
demonstrative | (adjective) given to or marked by the open expression of emotion | - |
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(adjective) serving to demonstrate | Synonyms: illustrative |
(noun) a pronoun that points out an intended referent | Synonyms: demonstrative pronoun |
demonstratively | (adverb) in a demonstrative manner | - |
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demonstrativeness | (noun) tending to express your feelings freely | - |
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demonstrator | (noun) someone who participates in a public display of group feeling | Synonyms: protester |
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(noun) someone who demonstrates an article to a prospective buyer | Synonyms: sales demonstrator |
(noun) a teacher or teacher's assistant who demonstrates the principles that are being taught | - |
distract | (verb) draw someone's attention away from something | Synonyms: deflect |
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(verb) disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed | Synonyms: cark, disorder, disquiet, perturb, trouble, unhinge |
distracted | (adjective) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety | Synonyms: distrait |
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distractedly | (adverb) in a distracted manner | - |
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distraction | (noun) an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations | Synonyms: beguilement |
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(noun) the act of distracting; drawing someone's attention away from something | Synonyms: misdirection |
(noun) mental turmoil | - |
(noun) an obstacle to attention | - |
distrain | (verb) confiscate by distress | - |
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(verb) levy a distress on | - |
(verb) legally take something in place of a debt payment | - |
distraint | (noun) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim | Synonyms: distress |
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distrait | (adjective) having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety | Synonyms: distracted |
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distraught | (adjective) deeply agitated especially from emotion | Synonyms: overwrought |
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dustrag | (noun) a piece of cloth used for dusting | Synonyms: dustcloth, duster |
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estradiol | (noun) the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer | Synonyms: oestradiol |
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estragon | (noun) fresh leaves (or leaves preserved in vinegar) used as seasoning | Synonyms: tarragon |
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(noun) aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia | Synonyms: Artemisia dracunculus, tarragon |
estrange | (verb) arouse hostility or indifference in where there had formerly been love, affection, or friendliness | Synonyms: alienate, disaffect |
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(verb) remove from customary environment or associations | - |
estranged | (adjective) caused to be unloved | Synonyms: alienated |
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estrangement | (noun) the feeling of being alienated from other people | Synonyms: alienation, disaffection |
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(noun) separation resulting from hostility | Synonyms: alienation |
estranging | (adjective) making one feel out of place or alienated | - |
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eyestrain | (noun) a tiredness of the eyes caused by prolonged close work by a person with an uncorrected vision problem | Synonyms: asthenopia |
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fenestra | (noun) a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) | - |
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fenestral | (adjective) of or relating to windows | - |
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(adjective) of or relating to or having a fenestra | - |
fenestration | (noun) surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis | - |
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(noun) the arrangement of windows in a building | - |
frustrate | (verb) treat cruelly | Synonyms: bedevil, crucify, dun, rag, torment |
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(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart |
frustrated | (adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful | Synonyms: defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, thwarted |
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frustrating | (adjective) discouraging by hindering | - |
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(adjective) preventing realization or attainment of a desire | Synonyms: frustrative, thwarting |
frustration | (noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | Synonyms: foiling, thwarting |
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(noun) the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals | Synonyms: defeat |
(noun) a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized | - |
frustrative | (adjective) preventing realization or attainment of a desire | Synonyms: frustrating, thwarting |
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gastralgia | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, stomach ache, stomachache |
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geostrategic | (adjective) of or relating to geostrategy | - |
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geostrategy | (noun) the branch of geopolitics dealing with strategy | - |
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heterostracan | (noun) extinct jawless fish with the anterior part of the body covered with bony plates; of the Silurian and Devonian | - |
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illustrate | (verb) clarify by giving an example of | Synonyms: exemplify, instance |
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(verb) depict with an illustration | - |
(verb) supply with illustrations | - |
illustration | (noun) a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used to make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand | - |
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(noun) an item of information that is typical of a class or group | Synonyms: example, instance, representative |
(noun) artwork that helps make something clear or attractive | - |
(noun) showing by example | Synonyms: exemplification |
illustrative | (adjective) clarifying by use of examples | Synonyms: exemplifying |
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(adjective) serving to demonstrate | Synonyms: demonstrative |
illustrator | (noun) an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.) | - |
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interstratify | (verb) arrange rocks in alternating strata | - |
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jackstraw | (noun) a thin strip of wood used in playing the game of jackstraws | Synonyms: spillikin |
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jackstraws | (noun) a game in which players try to pick each jackstraw (or spillikin) off of a pile without moving any of the others | Synonyms: spillikins |
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jockstrap | (noun) a support for the genitals worn by men engaging in strenuous exercise | Synonyms: athletic supporter, jock, supporter, suspensor |
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lustrate | (verb) purify by means of a ritual; also used in post-Communist countries to refer to the political cleansing of former officials | - |
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