medusan | (noun) one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles | Synonyms: medusa, medusoid |
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recusancy | (noun) refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England | - |
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recusant | (adjective) refusing to submit to authority | - |
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(adjective) (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England | Synonyms: dissentient |
(noun) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct | Synonyms: nonconformist |
thousand | (adjective) denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units | Synonyms: 1000, k, m, one thousand |
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(noun) the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | Synonyms: 1000, chiliad, G, grand, K, M, one thousand, thou, yard |
thousandth | (adjective) the ordinal number of one thousand in counting order | Synonyms: 1000th |
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(noun) one part in a thousand equal parts | Synonyms: one-thousandth |
(noun) position 1,000 in a countable series of things | - |
usance | (noun) accepted or habitual practice | Synonyms: custom, usage |
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(noun) (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing | Synonyms: consumption, economic consumption, use, use of goods and services |
(noun) the period of time permitted by commercial usage for the payment of a bill of exchange (especially a foreign bill of exchange) | - |