| devourer | (noun) someone who eats greedily or voraciously | - |
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| diethylmalonylurea | (noun) a barbiturate used as a hypnotic | Synonyms: barbital, barbitone, diethylbarbituric acid, veronal |
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| disclosure | (noun) the speech act of making something evident | Synonyms: revealing, revelation |
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| discomfiture | (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomposure, disconcertion, disconcertment |
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| discomposure | (noun) a temperament that is perturbed and lacking in composure | - |
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| (noun) anxious embarrassment | Synonyms: discomfiture, disconcertion, disconcertment |
| disfigure | (verb) mar or spoil the appearance of | Synonyms: blemish, deface |
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| disfigured | (adjective) having the appearance spoiled | - |
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| disfigurement | (noun) the act of damaging the appearance or surface of something | Synonyms: defacement, disfiguration, mutilation |
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| (noun) an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen | Synonyms: deformity, disfiguration |
| disjuncture | (noun) state of being disconnected | Synonyms: disconnectedness, disconnection, disjunction |
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| displeasure | (noun) the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something | - |
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| diuresis | (noun) increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus | - |
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| diuretic | (noun) any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water | Synonyms: diuretic drug, water pill |
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| divestiture | (noun) the sale by a company of a product line or a subsidiary or a division | - |
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| (noun) an order to an offending party to rid itself of property; it has the purpose of depriving the defendant of the gains of wrongful behavior | - |
| duress | (noun) compulsory force or threat | - |
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| elaphure | (noun) large Chinese deer surviving only in domesticated herds | Synonyms: Elaphurus davidianus, pere david's deer |
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| embouchure | (noun) the aperture of a wind instrument into which the player blows directly | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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| embrasure | (noun) an opening (in a wall or ship or armored vehicle) for firing through | Synonyms: port, porthole |
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| enclosure | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosing, envelopment, inclosure |
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| (noun) a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose | - |
| (noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | Synonyms: inclosure |
| (noun) a naturally enclosed space | Synonyms: natural enclosure |
| encolure | (noun) the mane of a horse | - |
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| endure | (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant | Synonyms: abide, bear, brook, digest, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate |
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| (verb) undergo or be subjected to | Synonyms: suffer |
| (verb) continue to live and avoid dying | Synonyms: go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive |
| (verb) last and be usable | Synonyms: hold out, wear |
| (verb) face and withstand with courage | Synonyms: brave, brave out, weather |
| (verb) persist for a specified period of time | Synonyms: last |
| (verb) continue to exist | Synonyms: die hard, persist, prevail, run |
| enrapture | (verb) hold spellbound | Synonyms: delight, enchant, enthral, enthrall, ravish, transport |
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| enraptured | (adjective) feeling great rapture or delight | Synonyms: ecstatic, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic |
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| ensure | (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, control, insure, see, see to it |
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| (verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, guarantee, insure, secure |
| entablature | (noun) (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof | - |
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| enured | (adjective) made tough by habitual exposure | Synonyms: hardened, inured |
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| enuresis | (noun) inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination | Synonyms: urinary incontinence |
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| epicure | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicurean, foodie, gastronome, gourmet |
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| epicurean | (adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses | Synonyms: luxuriant, luxurious, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous |
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| (adjective) devoted to pleasure | Synonyms: hedonic, hedonistic |
| (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, foodie, gastronome, gourmet |
| epicureanism | (noun) a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers | - |
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| erasure | (noun) deletion by an act of expunging or erasing | Synonyms: expunction, expunging |
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| (noun) a correction made by erasing | - |
| (noun) a surface area where something has been erased | - |
| expenditure | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expending |
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| (noun) the act of consuming something | Synonyms: consumption, using up |
| (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: outgo, outlay, spending |
| exposure | (noun) abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open) | - |
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| (noun) the act of exposing film to light | - |
| (noun) presentation to view in an open or public manner | - |
| (noun) the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience | - |
| (noun) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format | Synonyms: photo, photograph, pic, picture |
| (noun) vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain | - |
| (noun) aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces | - |
| (noun) the disclosure of something secret | - |
| (noun) the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate | - |
| (noun) the state of being vulnerable or exposed | Synonyms: vulnerability |
| failure | (noun) an act that fails | - |
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| (noun) an unexpected omission | - |
| (noun) an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose | - |
| (noun) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | Synonyms: loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person |
| (noun) lack of success | - |
| (noun) loss of ability to function normally | - |
| (noun) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | Synonyms: bankruptcy |
| favoured | (adjective) preferred above all others and treated with partiality | Synonyms: best-loved, favored, favorite, favourite, pet, preferent, preferred |
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| feature | (noun) an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles | - |
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| (noun) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin | Synonyms: lineament |
| (noun) a prominent attribute or aspect of something | Synonyms: characteristic |
| (noun) (linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind | Synonyms: feature of speech |
| (noun) the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater | Synonyms: feature film |
| (noun) a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine | Synonyms: feature article |
| (verb) have as a feature | Synonyms: have |
| (verb) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner | Synonyms: boast, sport |
| featured | (adjective) made a feature or highlight; given prominence | - |
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| (adjective) having facial features as specified; usually used in combination | - |
| featureless | (adjective) lacking distinguishing characteristics or features | - |
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| featurelessness | (noun) The state or condition of being without distinguishing features. | - |
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| figure | (noun) a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating | - |
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| (noun) a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) | - |
| (noun) a decorative or artistic work | Synonyms: design, pattern |
| (noun) the impression produced by a person | - |
| (noun) the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals | Synonyms: number |
| (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
| (noun) a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground | - |
| (noun) a diagram or picture illustrating textual material | Synonyms: fig |
| (noun) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | Synonyms: figure of speech, image, trope |
| (noun) a well-known or notable person | Synonyms: name, public figure |
| (noun) an amount of money expressed numerically | - |
| (noun) one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | Synonyms: digit |
| (noun) a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape | - |
| (verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation | Synonyms: calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out |
| (verb) judge to be probable | Synonyms: calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, reckon |
| (verb) understand | - |
| (verb) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | Synonyms: envision, fancy, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize |
| (verb) be or play a part of or in | Synonyms: enter |
| figured | (adjective) (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns | - |
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| figurehead | (noun) figure on the bow of some sailing vessels | - |
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| (noun) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity | Synonyms: front, front man, nominal head, straw man, strawman |
| figurer | (noun) an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) | Synonyms: calculator, computer, estimator, reckoner |
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| filature | (noun) a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread | - |
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| fissure | (noun) (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes | - |
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| (noun) a long narrow cleft | Synonyms: cleft, crack, crevice, scissure |
| (noun) a long narrow depression in a surface | Synonyms: chap, crack, cranny, crevice |
| (verb) break into fissures or fine cracks | - |
| fixture | (noun) the act of putting something in working order again | Synonyms: fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation |
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| (noun) an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) | - |
| (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness |
| (noun) a regular patron | Synonyms: habitue, regular |
| flavourer | (noun) something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts | Synonyms: flavorer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning |
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| flexure | (noun) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | Synonyms: flexion |
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| (noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, fold, plication |
| (noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint) | Synonyms: flection, flexion |
| floriculture | (noun) the cultivation of flowering plants | Synonyms: flower gardening |
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| footsure | (adjective) not liable to stumble or fall | Synonyms: sure-footed, surefooted |
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| foreclosure | (noun) the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default | - |
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| forfeiture | (noun) the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. | Synonyms: forfeit, sacrifice |
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| (noun) a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something | Synonyms: forfeit |
| (noun) something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty | Synonyms: forfeit |
| fracture | (noun) the act of cracking something | Synonyms: crack, cracking |
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| (noun) (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | Synonyms: break, fault, faulting, geological fault, shift |
| (noun) breaking of hard tissue such as bone | Synonyms: break |
| (verb) fracture a bone of | Synonyms: break |
| (verb) become fractured | - |
| (verb) violate or abuse | - |
| (verb) break into pieces | - |
| (verb) interrupt, break, or destroy | - |
| furniture | (noun) furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy | Synonyms: article of furniture, piece of furniture |
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| future | (adjective) yet to be or coming | - |
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| (adjective) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened | - |
| (adjective) (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving | Synonyms: next, succeeding |
| (adjective) effective in or looking toward the future | - |
| (noun) bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | - |
| (noun) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future | Synonyms: future tense |
| (noun) the time yet to come | Synonyms: futurity, hereafter, time to come |
| futureless | (adjective) having no prospect or hope of a future | - |
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| gesture | (noun) motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling | - |
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| (noun) something done as an indication of intention | - |
| (noun) the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals | Synonyms: motion |
| (verb) show, express or direct through movement | Synonyms: gesticulate, motion |
| gravure | (noun) the act of intaglio printing | - |
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| (noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure | Synonyms: heliogravure, photogravure |
| (noun) a printing plate used in the process of gravure | - |
| (noun) a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate; the plate is smeared with ink and wiped clean, then the ink left in the recesses makes the print | Synonyms: intaglio, intaglio printing |
| hachure | (noun) shading consisting of multiple crossing lines | Synonyms: crosshatch, hatch, hatching |
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| heliogravure | (noun) an intaglio print produced by gravure | Synonyms: gravure, photogravure |
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| honoured | (adjective) having an illustrious reputation; respected | Synonyms: esteemed, honored, prestigious |
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| horticulture | (noun) the cultivation of plants | Synonyms: gardening |
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| immature | (adjective) not yet mature | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of a lack of maturity | - |
| (adjective) (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth | Synonyms: young |
| (adjective) (of birds) not yet having developed feathers | Synonyms: unfledged |
| (adjective) not fully developed or mature; not ripe | Synonyms: green, unripe, unripened |
| immaturely | (adverb) in an immature manner | Synonyms: jejunely |
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| immatureness | (noun) not having reached maturity | Synonyms: immaturity |
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| immure | (verb) lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | Synonyms: gaol, imprison, incarcerate, jail, jug, lag, put away, put behind bars, remand |
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| immurement | (noun) the state of being imprisoned | Synonyms: captivity, imprisonment, incarceration |
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| imposture | (noun) pretending to be another person | Synonyms: impersonation |
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| impure | (adjective) (used of persons or behaviors) immoral or obscene | - |
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| (adjective) combined with extraneous elements | - |
| (adjective) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws | Synonyms: unclean |
| impureness | (noun) the condition of being impure | Synonyms: impurity |
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| incisure | (noun) (anatomy) a notch or small hollow | Synonyms: incisura |
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| inclosure | (noun) the act of enclosing something inside something else | Synonyms: enclosing, enclosure, envelopment |
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| (noun) something (usually a supporting document) that is enclosed in an envelope with a covering letter | Synonyms: enclosure |
| incurvature | (noun) a shape that curves or bends inward | Synonyms: concave shape, concavity, incurvation |
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| indenture | (noun) a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term | - |
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| (noun) formal agreement between the issuer of bonds and the bondholders as to terms of the debt | - |
| (noun) the space left between the margin and the start of an indented line | Synonyms: indent, indentation, indention |
| (noun) a concave cut into a surface or edge (as in a coastline) | Synonyms: indentation |
| (verb) bind by or as if by indentures, as of an apprentice or servant | Synonyms: indent |
| indentured | (adjective) bound by contract | Synonyms: apprenticed, articled, bound |
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| infrastructure | (noun) the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area | Synonyms: base |
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| (noun) the basic structure or features of a system or organization | Synonyms: substructure |
| injure | (verb) cause injuries or bodily harm to | Synonyms: wound |
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| (verb) cause damage or affect negatively | Synonyms: hurt |
| (verb) hurt the feelings of | Synonyms: bruise, hurt, offend, spite, wound |
| injured | (adjective) harmed | - |
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| (adjective) emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed | Synonyms: offended, pained |
| insecure | (adjective) lacking self-confidence or assurance | - |
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| (adjective) lacking in security or safety | Synonyms: unsafe |
| (adjective) not firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way | - |
| (adjective) not safe from attack | Synonyms: unsafe |
| insecurely | (adverb) in a manner involving risk | - |
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| (adverb) in a tentative and self-conscious manner | - |
| insecureness | (noun) the state of being exposed to risk or anxiety | - |
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| insure | (verb) be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something | Synonyms: ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, see, see to it |
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| (verb) protect by insurance | Synonyms: cover, underwrite |
| (verb) make certain of | Synonyms: assure, ensure, guarantee, secure |
| (verb) take out insurance for | - |
| insured | (adjective) covered by insurance | - |
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| (noun) a person whose interests are protected by an insurance policy; a person who contracts for an insurance policy that indemnifies him against loss of property or life or health etc. | Synonyms: insured person |
| insurer | (noun) a financial institution that sells insurance | Synonyms: insurance company, insurance firm, insurance underwriter, underwriter |
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| intermixture | (noun) the act of mixing together | Synonyms: admixture, commixture, mix, mixing, mixture |
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| (noun) an additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base | Synonyms: admixture |
| (noun) any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients | Synonyms: concoction, mixture |
| inure | (verb) cause to accept or become hardened to; habituate | Synonyms: harden, indurate |
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| inured | (adjective) made tough by habitual exposure | Synonyms: enured, hardened |
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| investiture | (noun) the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office; the formal promotion of a person to an office or rank | Synonyms: investment |
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| (noun) the ceremony of installing a new monarch | Synonyms: coronation, enthronement, enthronisation, enthronization |
| jointure | (noun) the act of making or becoming a single unit | Synonyms: conjugation, unification, union, uniting |
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| (noun) (law) an estate secured to a prospective wife as a marriage settlement in lieu of a dower | Synonyms: legal jointure |
| judicature | (noun) the act of meting out justice according to the law | Synonyms: administration |
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| (noun) the position of judge | Synonyms: judgeship |
| (noun) the system of law courts that administer justice and constitute the judicial branch of government | Synonyms: judicatory, judicial system, judiciary |
| (noun) an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business | Synonyms: court, tribunal |
| juncture | (noun) an event that occurs at a critical time | Synonyms: occasion |
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| (noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made | Synonyms: articulation, join, joint, junction |
| (noun) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made | Synonyms: critical point, crossroads |
| kaliuresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaluresis |
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| kaluresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaliuresis |
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| laboured | (adjective) lacking natural ease | Synonyms: labored, strained |
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| (adjective) requiring or showing effort | Synonyms: heavy, labored |
| labourer | (noun) someone who works with their hands; someone engaged in manual labor | Synonyms: jack, laborer, manual laborer |
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| laureate | (adjective) worthy of the greatest honor or distinction | - |
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| (noun) someone honored for great achievements; figuratively someone crowned with a laurel wreath | - |
| laurel | (noun) (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory | Synonyms: bay wreath, laurel wreath |
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| (noun) any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family | - |
| laureled | (adjective) crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory | Synonyms: crowned, laurelled |
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| laurelled | (adjective) crowned with or as if with laurel symbolizing victory | Synonyms: crowned, laureled |
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| laurels | (noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction | Synonyms: accolade, award, honor, honour |
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| (noun) the state of being honored | Synonyms: honor, honour |
| laurelwood | (noun) tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood | Synonyms: Calophyllum candidissimum, lancewood tree |
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