afterglow | (noun) the pleasure of remembering some pleasant event | - |
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(noun) a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset | - |
counterglow | (noun) a faint spot of light in the night sky that appears directly opposite the position of the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material in space | Synonyms: gegenschein |
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deterge | (verb) wipe away; to wash off or out, cleanse; chiefly in medical use: to clear away foul matter from the body | - |
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detergence | (noun) detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power | Synonyms: detergency |
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detergency | (noun) detergent quality; the quality of having cleansing power | Synonyms: detergence |
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detergent | (adjective) having cleansing power | Synonyms: detersive |
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(noun) a cleansing agent that differs from soap but can also emulsify oils and hold dirt in suspension | - |
(noun) a surface-active chemical widely used in industry and laundering | - |
intergalactic | (adjective) between or among galaxies | - |
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latergram | (noun) a photo to be posted to Instagram at a later date | - |
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poltergeist | (noun) a ghost that announces its presence with rapping and the creation of disorder | - |
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scattergood | (noun) someone who spends money prodigally | Synonyms: spend-all, spender, spendthrift |
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scattergun | (noun) firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | Synonyms: shotgun |
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tergiversate | (verb) abandon one's beliefs or allegiances | Synonyms: apostatise, apostatize |
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(verb) be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information | Synonyms: beat around the bush, equivocate, palter, prevaricate |
tergiversation | (noun) falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | Synonyms: equivocation |
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(noun) the act of abandoning a party for cause | Synonyms: apostasy |
tergiversator | (noun) a respondent who avoids giving a clear direct answer | Synonyms: equivocator, hedger |
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theatergoer | (noun) someone who attends the theater | Synonyms: playgoer, theatregoer |
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wintergreen | (noun) spicy red berrylike fruit; source of wintergreen oil | Synonyms: boxberry, checkerberry, spiceberry, teaberry |
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(noun) any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola | Synonyms: pyrola |
(noun) creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil | Synonyms: checkerberry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens, ground-berry, groundberry, mountain tea, teaberry |