apophatic | (adjective) of or relating to the belief that God can be known to humans only in terms of what He is not (such as `God is unknowable') | - |
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apoplectic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy | - |
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aposiopetic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of aposiopesis | - |
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apothegmatic | (adjective) given to or characterized by terse apothegms | Synonyms: apothegmatical |
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(adjective) terse and witty and like a maxim | Synonyms: aphoristic, epigrammatic |
apothegmatical | (adjective) given to or characterized by terse apothegms | Synonyms: apothegmatic |
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apprentice | (noun) works for an expert to learn a trade | Synonyms: learner, prentice |
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(verb) be or work as an apprentice | - |
apprenticed | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: articled, bound, indentured |
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apprenticeship | (noun) the position of apprentice | - |
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apractic | (adjective) having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a CNS disorder | Synonyms: apraxic |
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aquatic | (adjective) operating or living or growing in water | - |
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(adjective) relating to or consisting of or being in water | - |
(noun) a plant that lives in or on water | - |
aquatics | (noun) sports that involve bodies of water | Synonyms: water sport |
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archaistic | (adjective) imitative of an archaic style or manner | - |
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arctic | (adjective) extremely cold | Synonyms: frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar |
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(noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber |
argentic | (adjective) relating to compounds in which silver is bivalent | - |
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aristocratic | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocratical, blue-blooded, blue, gentle, patrician |
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aristocratical | (adjective) belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy | Synonyms: aristocratic, blue-blooded, blue, gentle, patrician |
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aristocratically | (adverb) in an aristocratic manner | - |
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arithmetic | (adjective) relating to or involving arithmetic | Synonyms: arithmetical |
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(noun) the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations | - |
arithmetical | (adjective) relating to or involving arithmetic | Synonyms: arithmetic |
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arithmetically | (adverb) with respect to arithmetic | - |
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arithmetician | (noun) someone who specializes in arithmetic | - |
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armistice | (noun) a state of peace agreed to between opponents so they can discuss peace terms | Synonyms: cease-fire, truce |
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aromatic | (adjective) (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings | - |
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(adjective) having a strong pleasant odor | Synonyms: redolent |
aromaticity | (noun) The property of having an aroma. | - |
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arteriosclerotic | (adjective) affected by arteriosclerosis | - |
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arthritic | (adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis | Synonyms: creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy |
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(noun) a person afflicted with arthritis | - |
artichoke | (noun) a thistlelike flower head with edible fleshy leaves and heart | Synonyms: globe artichoke |
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(noun) Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head | Synonyms: artichoke plant, Cynara scolymus, globe artichoke |
article | (noun) one of a class of artifacts | - |
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(noun) nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication | - |
(noun) (grammar) a determiner that may indicate the specificity of reference of a noun phrase | - |
(noun) a separate section of a legal document (as a statute or contract or will) | Synonyms: clause |
(verb) bind by a contract; especially for a training period | - |
articled | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: apprenticed, bound, indentured |
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articular | (adjective) relating to or affecting the joints of the body | Synonyms: articulary |
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articulary | (adjective) relating to or affecting the joints of the body | Synonyms: articular |
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articulate | (adjective) expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language | - |
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(adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints | Synonyms: articulated |
(verb) speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way | Synonyms: enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out |
(verb) express or state clearly | Synonyms: enunciate, vocalise, vocalize |
(verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: formulate, give voice, phrase, word |
(verb) provide with a joint | Synonyms: joint |
(verb) unite by forming a joint or joints | - |
articulated | (adjective) consisting of segments held together by joints | Synonyms: articulate |
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articulately | (adverb) in an articulate manner | Synonyms: eloquently |
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(adverb) with eloquence | Synonyms: eloquently |
articulateness | (noun) the quality of being facile in speech and writing | Synonyms: fluency, volubility |
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articulatio | (noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulation, joint |
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articulation | (noun) the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible | - |
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(noun) (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion) | Synonyms: articulatio, joint |
(noun) the aspect of pronunciation that involves bringing articulatory organs together so as to shape the sounds of speech | - |
(noun) expressing in coherent verbal form | Synonyms: voice |
(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | Synonyms: join, joint, junction, juncture |
articulative | (adjective) of or relating to articulation | Synonyms: articulatory |
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articulator | (noun) a movable speech organ | - |
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(noun) someone who pronounces words | - |
articulatory | (adjective) of or relating to articulation | Synonyms: articulative |
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artistic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of art or artists | - |
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(adjective) satisfying aesthetic standards and sensibilities | - |
(adjective) aesthetically pleasing | Synonyms: aesthetic, esthetic |
artistically | (adverb) in an artistic manner | - |
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ascetic | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline | Synonyms: ascetical |
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(adjective) practicing great self-denial | Synonyms: ascetical, austere, spartan |
(noun) someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline | Synonyms: abstainer |
ascetical | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline | Synonyms: ascetic |
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(adjective) practicing great self-denial | Synonyms: ascetic, austere, spartan |
ascetically | (adverb) in an ascetic manner | - |
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asceticism | (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | Synonyms: ascesis |
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(noun) the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | Synonyms: austerity, nonindulgence |
(noun) the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state | - |
ascitic | (adjective) of or relating to or resulting from an abnormal accumulation of protein and electrolyte rich fluid in the peritoneal cavity | - |
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aseptic | (adjective) free of or using methods to keep free of pathological microorganisms | Synonyms: sterile |
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asphaltic | (adjective) containing asphalt | - |
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astatic | (adjective) not static or stable | - |
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asthmatic | (adjective) relating to breathing with a whistling sound | Synonyms: wheezing, wheezy |
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(noun) a person suffering from asthma | - |
astigmatic | (adjective) of or relating to a defect in the eye or in a lens caused by a deviation from spherical curvature which prevents light rays from meeting at a common focus and so results in distorted images | - |
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astrocytic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing large star-shaped cells in the neuroglia | - |
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astronautic | (adjective) of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics | Synonyms: astronautical |
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astronautical | (adjective) of or belonging to astronauts or the science of astronautics | Synonyms: astronautic |
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astronautics | (noun) the theory and practice of navigation through air or space | Synonyms: aeronautics |
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asymptomatic | (adjective) having no symptoms of illness or disease | Synonyms: symptomless |
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asymptotic | (adjective) relating to or of the nature of an asymptote | - |
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asymptotically | (adverb) toward an asymptote | - |
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asyndetic | (adjective) lacking conjunctions | - |
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atactic | (adjective) lacking motor coordination; marked or caused by ataxia | Synonyms: ataxic |
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ataractic | (adjective) tending to soothe or tranquilize | Synonyms: ataraxic, sedative, tranquilising, tranquilizing, tranquillising, tranquillizing |
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(noun) a drug used to reduce stress or tension without reducing mental clarity | Synonyms: antianxiety agent, ataractic agent, ataractic drug, tranquilizer, tranquilliser, tranquillizer |
atavistic | (adjective) characteristic of an atavist | Synonyms: throwback |
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ateleiotic | (adjective) of or relating to ateleiosis | - |
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atheistic | (adjective) related to or characterized by or given to atheism | Synonyms: atheist, atheistical |
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(adjective) rejecting any belief in gods | Synonyms: atheistical, unbelieving |
atheistical | (adjective) related to or characterized by or given to atheism | Synonyms: atheist, atheistic |
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(adjective) rejecting any belief in gods | Synonyms: atheistic, unbelieving |
atheromatic | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling atheroma | Synonyms: atheromatous |
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atherosclerotic | (adjective) of or relating to atherosclerosis | - |
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athletic | (adjective) relating to or befitting athletics or athletes | - |
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(adjective) vigorously active | Synonyms: acrobatic, gymnastic |
(adjective) having a sturdy and well proportioned body | - |
athleticism | (noun) intense energy | Synonyms: strenuosity |
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athletics | (noun) an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition | Synonyms: sport |
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(noun) participation in sports events as an extracurricular activity | - |
(noun) a contest between athletes | Synonyms: athletic competition, athletic contest |
atomistic | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistical |
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atomistical | (adjective) divided into separate and often disparate elements | Synonyms: atomistic |
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atonalistic | (adjective) of or relating to atonalism | - |
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attic | (noun) floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage | Synonyms: garret, loft |
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(noun) (architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof | - |
(noun) informal terms for a human head | Synonyms: bean, bonce, dome, noggin, noodle |
augitic | (adjective) of or relating to or containing the mineral augite | - |
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austenitic | (adjective) composed of austenite | - |
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authentic | (adjective) not counterfeit or copied | Synonyms: bona fide, unquestionable, veritable |
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(adjective) conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief | Synonyms: reliable |
authentically | (adverb) genuinely; with authority | Synonyms: genuinely |
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authenticate | (verb) establish the authenticity of something | - |
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authenticated | (adjective) established as genuine | Synonyms: attested, documented |
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authentication | (noun) validating the authenticity of something or someone | Synonyms: certification |
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(noun) a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity | Synonyms: assay-mark, hallmark |
authenticator | (noun) one who determines authenticity (as of works of art) or who guarantees validity | Synonyms: appraiser |
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authenticity | (noun) undisputed credibility | Synonyms: genuineness, legitimacy |
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autistic | (adjective) characteristic of or affected with autism | - |
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autocatalytic | (adjective) relating to or proceeding by autocatalysis | - |
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autocratic | (adjective) offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power | Synonyms: bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, magisterial, peremptory |
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(adjective) characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty | Synonyms: authoritarian, despotic, dictatorial, tyrannic, tyrannical |
autocratically | (adverb) in an autocratic manner | - |
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(adverb) in an overbearingly domineering manner; as a dictator | Synonyms: dictatorially, magisterially |
autodidactic | (adjective) relating to or having the characteristics of an autodidact | - |
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autoerotic | (adjective) sexually satisfying yourself (as by masturbation) | - |
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autoeroticism | (noun) using your own body as a sexual object | Synonyms: autoerotism |
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autogenetic | (adjective) of or relating to autogenesis | - |
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autolytic | (adjective) of or relating to self-digestion | - |
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automatic | (adjective) operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control | - |
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(adjective) without volition or conscious control | Synonyms: reflex, reflexive |
(adjective) resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine | Synonyms: automatonlike, machinelike, robotic, robotlike |
(noun) self-loading rifle capable of automatic fire | Synonyms: automatic rifle, machine rifle |
(noun) a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is gone or the trigger is released | Synonyms: automatic pistol |
automatically | (adverb) in a reflex manner | - |
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(adverb) in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism | Synonyms: mechanically |
autophytic | (adjective) of or relating to organisms (as green plants) that can make complex organic nutritive compounds from simple inorganic sources by photosynthesis | Synonyms: autotrophic |
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autoplastic | (adjective) of or relating to or involved in autoplasty | - |
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autosemantic | (adjective) of a word or phrase meaningful in isolation, independent of context | - |
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auxetic | (adjective) of or relating to growth by auxesis | - |
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avifaunistic | (adjective) of or relating to birds of a particular region or period | Synonyms: avifaunal |
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