megalithic | (adjective) of or relating to megaliths or the people who erected megaliths | - |
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mesolithic | (adjective) of or relating to a middle period of the Stone Age (following the paleolithic) | - |
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methicillin | (noun) antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections | - |
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methionine | (noun) a crystalline amino acid containing sulfur; found in most proteins and essential for nutrition | - |
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monolithic | (adjective) imposing in size or bulk or solidity | Synonyms: massive, monumental |
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(adjective) characterized by massiveness and rigidity and total uniformity | - |
myopathic | (adjective) of or relating to any disease of the muscles that is not caused by nerve dysfunction | - |
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mythic | (adjective) relating to or having the nature of myth | - |
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(adjective) based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | Synonyms: fabulous, mythical, mythologic, mythological |
mythical | (adjective) based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity | Synonyms: fabulous, mythic, mythologic, mythological |
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mythicise | (verb) make into a myth | Synonyms: mythicize, mythologise, mythologize |
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(verb) interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | Synonyms: mythicize |
mythicize | (verb) make into a myth | Synonyms: mythicise, mythologise, mythologize |
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(verb) interpret as a myth or in terms of mythology | Synonyms: mythicise |
naupathia | (noun) motion sickness experienced while traveling on water | Synonyms: mal de mer, seasickness |
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neolithic | (adjective) of or relating to the most recent period of the Stone Age (following the mesolithic) | - |
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nephrolithiasis | (noun) the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney | Synonyms: renal lithiasis |
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neuroethics | (noun) the study of ethical implications of treatments for neurological diseases | - |
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newsworthiness | (noun) the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins | Synonyms: news |
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norethindrone | (noun) a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis | Synonyms: norethandrolone, norethindrone acetate, Norlutin |
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nothing | (noun) a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential | Synonyms: aught, cipher, cypher, goose egg, nada, naught, nil, nix, null, zero, zilch, zip, zippo |
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(adverb) in no respect; to no degree | - |
nothingness | (noun) empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk | Synonyms: idle words, jazz, malarkey, malarky, wind |
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(noun) the state of nonexistence | Synonyms: nihility, nullity, void |
nothings | (noun) inconsequential conversation | - |
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ornithine | (noun) an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea | - |
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ornithischian | (noun) herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird | Synonyms: ornithischian dinosaur |
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orthicon | (noun) a now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons | Synonyms: image orthicon |
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osteopathist | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopath |
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overthink | (verb) to spend to much time considering something and thus reach the wrong conclusion | - |
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palaeolithic | (adjective) of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) | Synonyms: paleolithic |
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paleolithic | (adjective) of or relating to the second period of the Stone Age (following the eolithic) | Synonyms: palaeolithic |
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parathion | (noun) a colorless and odorless toxic oil used as an insecticide | - |
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phenothiazine | (noun) a compound used primarily in veterinary medicine to rid farm animals of internal parasites | Synonyms: thiodiphenylamine |
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phthisis | (noun) involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body | Synonyms: consumption, pulmonary tuberculosis, wasting disease, white plague |
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pithily | (adverb) in a pithy sententious manner | Synonyms: sententiously |
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pithiness | (noun) terseness and economy in writing and speaking achieved by expressing a great deal in just a few words | Synonyms: conciseness, concision, succinctness |
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plaything | (noun) an artifact designed to be played with | Synonyms: toy |
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posthitis | (noun) inflammation of the foreskin of the penis; usually caused by bacterial infection | - |
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praiseworthily | (adverb) in an admirable manner | Synonyms: admirably, commendable, laudably |
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praiseworthiness | (noun) the quality of being worthy of praise | Synonyms: laudability, laudableness |
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praisworthiness | (noun) the property of deserving praise | - |
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prognathic | (adjective) having a projecting lower jaw | Synonyms: hypognathous, prognathous |
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prognathism | (noun) the condition of being prognathous; the condition of having a projecting jaw | - |
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promethium | (noun) a soft silvery metallic element of the rare earth group having no stable isotope; was discovered in radioactive form as a fission product of uranium | Synonyms: atomic number 61, Pm |
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promythium | (noun) A section of text that comes before the story. | - |
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propylthiouracil | (noun) a crystalline compound used as an antithyroid drug in the treatment of goiter | - |
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prosthion | (noun) craniometric point that is the most anterior point in the midline on the alveolar process of the maxilla | Synonyms: alveolar point, prostheon |
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psychopathic | (adjective) suffering from an undiagnosed mental disorder | Synonyms: psychopathologic, psychopathological |
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pythium | (noun) any fungus of the genus Pythium | - |
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rethink | (noun) thinking again about a choice previously made | Synonyms: afterthought, reconsideration, second thought |
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(verb) change one's mind | - |
roadworthiness | (noun) (of motor vehicles) the quality of being fit to drive on the open road | - |
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scathing | (adjective) marked by harshly abusive criticism | Synonyms: vituperative |
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scathingly | (adverb) in a scathing and unsparing manner | Synonyms: unsparingly |
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seaworthiness | (noun) fitness to traverse the seas | - |
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seething | (adjective) in constant agitation | - |
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sheathing | (noun) protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior | Synonyms: overlay, overlayer |
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sleuthing | (noun) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | Synonyms: detecting, detection, detective work |
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smoothie | (noun) a thick smooth drink consisting of fresh fruit pureed with ice cream or yoghurt or milk | - |
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(noun) someone with an assured and ingratiating manner | Synonyms: charmer, smoothy, sweet talker |
sociopathic | (adjective) of or relating to a sociopathic personality disorder | - |
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soothing | (adjective) affording physical relief | - |
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(adjective) freeing from fear and anxiety | Synonyms: assuasive |
soothingly | (adverb) in a soothing manner | - |
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spathiphyllum | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: peace lily, spathe flower |
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stealthily | (adverb) in a stealthy manner | - |
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stealthiness | (noun) a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously | Synonyms: furtiveness, sneakiness |
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strophanthin | (noun) a bitter and very toxic glycoside derived from plants of the genus Strophanthus; in moderate doses it is a cardiac stimulant but in larger doses it is a powerful poison; used in Africa as an arrow poison | - |
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struthiomimus | (noun) small light-boned toothless dinosaur resembling an ostrich in size and proportions | - |
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sulfamezathine | (noun) a sulfa drug used like sulfadiazine and also in veterinary medicine | Synonyms: sulfamethazine |
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swarthiness | (noun) a swarthy complexion | Synonyms: darkness, duskiness |
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swathing | (noun) cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby) | - |
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sympathise | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, empathize, sympathize, understand |
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(verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | Synonyms: commiserate, sympathize |
(verb) share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of | Synonyms: sympathize |
sympathiser | (noun) someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful | Synonyms: sympathizer, well-wisher |
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(noun) a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | Synonyms: comforter, sympathizer |
sympathize | (verb) be understanding of | Synonyms: empathise, empathize, sympathise, understand |
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(verb) to feel or express sympathy or compassion | Synonyms: commiserate, sympathise |
(verb) share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of | Synonyms: sympathise |
sympathizer | (noun) someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful | Synonyms: sympathiser, well-wisher |
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(noun) a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune | Synonyms: comforter, sympathiser |
teething | (noun) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth | Synonyms: dentition, odontiasis |
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telepathic | (adjective) communicating without apparent physical signals | - |
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telepathise | (verb) communicate nonverbally by telepathy | Synonyms: telepathize |
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telepathist | (noun) someone with the power of communicating thoughts directly | Synonyms: mental telepathist, mind reader, thought-reader |
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(noun) a magician who seems to discern the thoughts of another person (usually by clever signals from an accomplice) | Synonyms: mind reader, thought-reader |
telepathize | (verb) communicate nonverbally by telepathy | Synonyms: telepathise |
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thiabendazole | (noun) an antifungal agent and anthelmintic | - |
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thiamin | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamine, vitamin B1 |
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thiamine | (noun) a B vitamin that prevents beriberi; maintains appetite and growth | Synonyms: aneurin, antiberiberi factor, thiamin, vitamin B1 |
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thiazide | (noun) any of a group of drugs commonly used as diuretics in the treatment of hypertension; they block the reabsorption of sodium in the kidneys | - |
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thiazine | (noun) a compound made up of a ring of four carbon atoms and one sulfur atom and one nitrogen atom | - |
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thick | (adjective) not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions | - |
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(adjective) relatively dense in consistency | - |
(adjective) abounding; having a lot of | - |
(adjective) (used informally) associated on close terms | Synonyms: buddy-buddy, chummy |
(adjective) having component parts closely crowded together | Synonyms: dense |
(adjective) hard to pass through because of dense growth | Synonyms: dense |
(adjective) (of darkness) densely dark | Synonyms: deep |
(adjective) having a short and solid form or stature | Synonyms: compact, heavyset, stocky, thickset |
(adjective) (used informally) stupid | Synonyms: blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick-skulled, thickheaded, wooden-headed |
(adjective) spoken as if with a thick tongue | Synonyms: slurred |
(noun) the location of something surrounded by other things | Synonyms: midst |
(adverb) in quick succession | Synonyms: thickly |
(adverb) with a thick consistency | Synonyms: thickly |
thicken | (verb) become thick or thicker | Synonyms: inspissate |
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(verb) make thick or thicker | Synonyms: inspissate |
(verb) make viscous or dense | Synonyms: inspissate |
thickened | (adjective) made or having become thick | - |
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(adjective) made thick in consistency | - |
(adjective) having calluses; having skin made tough and thick through wear | Synonyms: callous, calloused |
thickener | (noun) any material used to thicken | Synonyms: thickening |
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thickening | (adjective) becoming more intricate or complex | - |
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(adjective) accumulating and becoming more intense | Synonyms: deepening |
(noun) the act of thickening | Synonyms: inspissation |
(noun) any thickened enlargement | Synonyms: knob, node |
(noun) any material used to thicken | Synonyms: thickener |
thicket | (noun) a dense growth of bushes | Synonyms: brush, brushwood, coppice, copse |
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thickhead | (noun) Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call | Synonyms: whistler |
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thickheaded | (adjective) (used informally) stupid | Synonyms: blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick-skulled, thick, wooden-headed |
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thickly | (adverb) in quick succession | Synonyms: thick |
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(adverb) in a concentrated manner | Synonyms: densely |
(adverb) spoken with poor articulation as if with a thick tongue | - |
(adverb) with thickness; in a thick manner | - |
(adverb) with a thick consistency | Synonyms: thick |
thickness | (noun) the dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width | - |
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(noun) resistance to flow | - |
(noun) used of a line or mark | Synonyms: heaviness |
(noun) indistinct articulation | - |
thickset | (adjective) planted or growing close together | - |
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(adjective) having a short and solid form or stature | Synonyms: compact, heavyset, stocky, thick |
thickspread | (adjective) covered thickly | - |
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thief | (noun) a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it | Synonyms: stealer |
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thieve | (verb) take by theft | Synonyms: cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch |
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thievery | (noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | Synonyms: larceny, stealing, theft, thieving |
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thieving | (adjective) given to thievery | Synonyms: thievish |
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(noun) the act of taking something from someone unlawfully | Synonyms: larceny, stealing, theft, thievery |
thievish | (adjective) given to thievery | Synonyms: thieving |
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thievishly | (adverb) in a manner characteristic of a thief | - |
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thievishness | (noun) having a disposition to steal | Synonyms: larcenous |
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thigh | (noun) the part of the leg between the hip and the knee | - |
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(noun) the upper joint of the leg of a fowl | Synonyms: second joint |
thighbone | (noun) the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee | Synonyms: femoris, femur |
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thill | (noun) one of two shafts extending from the body of a cart or carriage on either side of the animal that pulls it | - |
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