dumps | (noun) an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | Synonyms: mopes |
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dumpsite | (noun) a piece of land where waste materials are dumped | Synonyms: dump, garbage dump, rubbish dump, trash dump, waste-yard, wasteyard |
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jumpstart | (noun) starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car | Synonyms: jump-start |
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(verb) start or re-start vigorously | Synonyms: jump-start |
(verb) start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery | Synonyms: jump-start, jump |
jumpsuit | (noun) one-piece garment fashioned after a parachutist's uniform | Synonyms: jump suit |
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lumpsucker | (noun) any of several very small lumpfishes | - |
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mumps | (noun) an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands | Synonyms: epidemic parotitis |
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mumpsimus | (noun) a traditional notion that is obstinately held although it is unreasonable | - |
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sumpsimus | (noun) a correct expression that takes the place of a popular but incorrect expression | - |
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