betoken | (verb) indicate, as with a sign or an omen | Synonyms: augur, auspicate, bode, forecast, foreshadow, foretell, omen, portend, predict, prefigure, presage, prognosticate |
---|
(verb) be a signal for or a symptom of | Synonyms: bespeak, indicate, point, signal |
bialystoker | (noun) flat crusty-bottomed onion roll | Synonyms: bialy |
---|
bitok | (noun) a Russian dish made with patties of ground meat (mixed with onions and bread and milk) and served with a sauce of sour cream | - |
---|
cholecystokinin | (noun) a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of pancreatic enzymes and the contraction and emptying of the gall bladder; its release is stimulated by the presence of fatty acids and amino acids in the small intestine | - |
---|
cytokine | (noun) any of various protein molecules secreted by cells of the immune system that serve to regulate the immune system | - |
---|
cytokinesis | (noun) organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells | - |
---|
cytokinetic | (adjective) of or relating to the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following the division of the nucleus | - |
---|
cytokinin | (noun) any of a class of plant hormones that promote cell division and delay the senescence of leaves | Synonyms: kinin |
---|
foretoken | (noun) an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come | Synonyms: augury, preindication, sign |
---|
stoke | (verb) stir up or tend; of a fire | - |
---|
stokehold | (noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired | Synonyms: fireroom, stokehole |
---|
stokehole | (noun) (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired | Synonyms: fireroom, stokehold |
---|
stoker | (noun) a mechanical device for stoking a furnace | - |
---|
(noun) a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) | Synonyms: fireman |
streptokinase | (noun) an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some cases of myocardial infarction and pulmonary embolism | - |
---|
tokamak | (noun) a doughnut-shaped chamber used in fusion research; a plasma is heated and confined in a magnetic bottle | - |
---|
toke | (noun) a puff of a marijuana or hashish cigarette | - |
---|
token | (adjective) insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) | Synonyms: nominal, tokenish |
---|
(noun) a metal or plastic disk that can be redeemed or used in designated slot machines | - |
(noun) something of sentimental value | Synonyms: keepsake, relic, souvenir |
(noun) an individual instance of a type of symbol | Synonyms: item |
(noun) something serving as a sign of something else | - |
tokenish | (adjective) insignificantly small; a matter of form only (`tokenish' is informal) | Synonyms: nominal, token |
---|