intermolecular | (adjective) existing or acting between molecules | - |
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interstellar | (adjective) between or among stars | - |
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intracellular | (adjective) located or occurring within a cell or cells | - |
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intralobular | (adjective) inside lobes or lobules | - |
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intramolecular | (adjective) within the molecule; occurring by a reaction between different parts of the same molecule | - |
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intramuscular | (adjective) within a muscle | - |
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intraventricular | (adjective) within the system of ventricles in the brain | - |
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irregular | (adjective) contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice | - |
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(adjective) (of solids) not having clear dimensions that can be measured; volume must be determined with the principle of liquid displacement | - |
(adjective) (used of the military) not belonging to or engaged in by regular army forces | - |
(adjective) deviating from normal expectations; somewhat odd, strange, or abnormal | Synonyms: atypical |
(adjective) failing to meet a standard of manufacture due to an imperfection | - |
(adjective) lacking continuity or regularity | Synonyms: temporary |
(adjective) not occurring at a regular rate or fixed intervals | Synonyms: unpredictable |
(adjective) independent in behavior or thought | Synonyms: maverick, unorthodox |
(adjective) (of a surface or shape); not level or flat or symmetrical | - |
(noun) merchandise that has imperfections; usually sold at a reduced price without the brand name | Synonyms: second |
(noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | Synonyms: guerilla, guerrilla, insurgent |
isobar | (noun) (meteorology)an isogram connecting points having equal barometric pressure at a given time | - |
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izar | (noun) a voluminous cotton outer garment (usually white) traditionally worn by Muslim women of northern Africa and the Middle East; covers the entire body | - |
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jacamar | (noun) tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage | - |
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jaguar | (noun) a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis | Synonyms: Felis onca, panther, Panthera onca |
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jamjar | (noun) a jar for holding jellies or preserves | Synonyms: jampot |
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jar | (noun) a cylindrical vessel, typically used for storing food | - |
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(noun) a sudden jarring impact | Synonyms: jolt, jounce, shock |
(noun) the quantity contained in a jar | Synonyms: jarful |
(verb) place in a cylindrical vessel | - |
(verb) affect in a disagreeable way | - |
(verb) move or cause to move with a sudden jerky motion | Synonyms: jolt |
(verb) shock physically | Synonyms: bump around, shake up |
(verb) be incompatible; be or come into conflict | Synonyms: clash, collide |
jocular | (adjective) characterized by jokes and good humor | Synonyms: jesting, jocose, joking |
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(adverb) with humor | Synonyms: jocosely |
jugular | (adjective) relating to or located in the region of the neck or throat | - |
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(noun) a vital part that is vulnerable to attack | - |
(noun) veins in the neck that return blood from the head | Synonyms: jugular vein, vena jugularis |
justiciar | (noun) formerly a high judicial officer | Synonyms: justiciary |
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khaddar | (noun) a coarse homespun cotton cloth made in India | Synonyms: khadi |
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khimar | (noun) a headscarf worn by observant Muslim women that hangs down to just above the waist | - |
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knitwear | (noun) knitted clothing | - |
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lacunar | (noun) an ornamental sunken panel in a ceiling or dome | Synonyms: caisson, coffer |
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lahar | (noun) an avalanche of volcanic water and mud down the slopes of a volcano | - |
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laminar | (adjective) arranged in or consisting of laminae | Synonyms: laminal |
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lascar | (noun) an East Indian sailor | - |
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lazar | (noun) a person afflicted with leprosy | Synonyms: leper |
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lekvar | (noun) a sweet filling made of prunes or apricots | - |
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lenticular | (adjective) convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil | Synonyms: biconvex, convexo-convex, lentiform |
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liar | (noun) a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly | Synonyms: prevaricator |
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lidar | (noun) a measuring system that detects and locates objects on the same principle as radar but uses light from a laser; a potential technology for detecting air turbulence that can affect aircraft | - |
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linear | (adjective) of or in or along or relating to a line; involving or having a single dimension | Synonyms: one-dimensional |
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(adjective) designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree | Synonyms: additive |
(adjective) of a circuit or device having an output that is proportional to the input | Synonyms: analog, analogue |
(adjective) measured lengthwise | Synonyms: running |
(adjective) (of a leaf shape) long and narrow | Synonyms: elongate |
liquidambar | (noun) any tree of the genus Liquidambar | - |
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(noun) aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree | Synonyms: sweet gum |
loadstar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: lodestar |
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(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: lodestar |
lobar | (adjective) of or relating to or affecting a lobe | - |
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lobular | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a lobule | - |
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lodestar | (noun) something that serves as a model or guide | Synonyms: loadstar |
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(noun) guiding star; a star that is used as a reference point in navigation or astronomy | Synonyms: loadstar |
lontar | (noun) tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving | Synonyms: Borassus flabellifer, longar palm, palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm |
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loungewear | (noun) clothing suitable for relaxation | - |
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louvar | (noun) large silvery fish found worldwide in warm seas but nowhere common; resembles a whale and feeds on plankton | Synonyms: Luvarus imperialis |
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lumbar | (adjective) of or relating to or near the part of the back between the ribs and the hipbones | - |
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lunar | (adjective) of or relating to or associated with the moon | - |
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lunisolar | (adjective) relating to or attributed to the moon and the sun or their mutual relations | - |
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maar | (noun) a flat-bottomed volcanic crater that was formed by an explosion; often filled with water | - |
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macromolecular | (adjective) relating to or consisting of or characterized by macromolecules | - |
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majuscular | (adjective) of the nature of a majuscule or written in majuscules | - |
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malar | (noun) the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek | Synonyms: cheekbone, jugal bone, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone |
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mandibular | (adjective) relating to the lower jaw | Synonyms: inframaxillary |
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mar | (noun) a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) | Synonyms: blemish, defect |
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(verb) destroy or injure severely | Synonyms: mutilate |
(verb) make imperfect | Synonyms: deflower, impair, spoil, vitiate |
matrilinear | (adjective) based on or tracing descent through the female line | Synonyms: matrilineal |
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maxillomandibular | (adjective) relating to the upper and lower jaws | - |
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medlar | (noun) crabapple-like fruit used for preserves | - |
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(noun) a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste | - |
(noun) small deciduous Eurasian tree cultivated for its fruit that resemble crab apples | Synonyms: medlar tree, Mespilus germanica |
(noun) small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit | Synonyms: Vangueria infausta, wild medlar, wild medlar tree |
microbar | (noun) the absolute unit of pressure equal to one dyne per square centimeter | Synonyms: bar absolute, barye |
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micropylar | (adjective) of or relating to a micropyle | - |
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millibar | (noun) a unit of atmospheric pressure equal to one thousandth of a bar | - |
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minibar | (noun) sideboard with compartments for holding bottles | Synonyms: cellaret |
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minicar | (noun) a car that is even smaller than a subcompact car | - |
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minuscular | (adjective) of or relating to a small cursive script developed from uncial; 7th to 9th centuries | Synonyms: minuscule |
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modular | (adjective) constructed with standardized units or dimensions allowing flexibility and variety in use | - |
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molar | (adjective) pertaining to large units of behavior | - |
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(adjective) containing one mole of a substance | - |
(adjective) designating a solution containing one mole of solute per liter of solution | - |
(adjective) of or pertaining to the grinding teeth in the back of a mammal's mouth | - |
(noun) grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars | Synonyms: grinder |
molecular | (adjective) relating to simple or elementary organization | - |
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(adjective) relating to or produced by or consisting of molecules | - |
mononuclear | (adjective) having only one nucleus | Synonyms: mononucleate |
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monovular | (adjective) (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum | Synonyms: identical |
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mortar | (noun) a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range | Synonyms: howitzer, trench mortar |
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(noun) a bowl-shaped vessel in which substances can be ground and mixed with a pestle | - |
(noun) used as a bond in masonry or for covering a wall | - |
(verb) plaster with mortar | - |
motorcar | (noun) a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine | Synonyms: auto, automobile, car, machine |
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multicellular | (adjective) consisting of many cells | - |
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muscular | (adjective) having a robust muscular body-build characterized by predominance of structures (bone and muscle and connective tissue) developed from the embryonic mesodermal layer | Synonyms: mesomorphic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or consisting of muscle | - |
(adjective) having or suggesting great physical power or force | - |
(adjective) (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful | Synonyms: brawny, hefty, powerful, sinewy |
narcodollar | (noun) money (especially in the form of US dollars) obtained from narcotrafficking. | Synonyms: narco-dollar |
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navicular | (adjective) shaped like a boat | Synonyms: scaphoid |
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(noun) the largest wrist bone on the thumb side | Synonyms: os scaphoideum, scaphoid bone |
near | (adjective) not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances | Synonyms: close, nigh |
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(adjective) closely resembling the genuine article | - |
(adjective) with or in a close or intimate relationship | Synonyms: dear, good |
(adjective) being on the left side | Synonyms: nigh |
(adjective) giving or spending with reluctance | Synonyms: cheeseparing, close, penny-pinching, skinny |
(adjective) very close in resemblance | Synonyms: approximate |
(adverb) near in time or place or relationship | Synonyms: close, nigh |
(adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: about, almost, most, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
(verb) move towards | Synonyms: approach, come near, come on, draw close, draw near, go up |
nebuchadnezzar | (noun) a very large wine bottle holding the equivalent of 20 normal bottles of wine; used especially for display | - |
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nebular | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a nebula | Synonyms: nebulous |
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(adjective) resembling a cloud | Synonyms: cloudlike |
neckwear | (noun) articles of clothing worn about the neck | - |
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nectar | (noun) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | Synonyms: ambrosia |
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(noun) fruit juice especially when undiluted | - |
(noun) a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators | - |
neuromuscular | (adjective) affecting or characteristic of both neural and muscular tissue | - |
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nightjar | (noun) mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects | Synonyms: caprimulgid, goatsucker |
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nightwear | (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed | Synonyms: nightclothes, sleepwear |
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nodular | (adjective) relating to or characterized by or having nodules | - |
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(adjective) having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules | Synonyms: nodulated, noduled |
noncellular | (adjective) not made up of or divided into cells | Synonyms: acellular |
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nongranular | (adjective) not having granules | - |
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nonlinear | (adjective) designating or involving an equation whose terms are not of the first degree | - |
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nonpolar | (adjective) not ionic | Synonyms: nonionic |
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nuclear | (adjective) (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy | Synonyms: atomic |
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(adjective) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of an atom | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or constituting the nucleus of a cell | - |
(adjective) constituting or like a nucleus | - |
oar | (noun) an implement used to propel or steer a boat | - |
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octangular | (adjective) of or relating to or shaped like an octagon | Synonyms: octagonal |
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ocular | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling the eye | Synonyms: ophthalmic, optic, optical |
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(adjective) relating to or using sight | Synonyms: optic, optical, visual |
(adjective) visible | Synonyms: visual |
(noun) combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments | Synonyms: eyepiece |
oracular | (adjective) of or relating to an oracle | - |
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(adjective) resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | Synonyms: enigmatic |
(adjective) obscurely prophetic | Synonyms: Delphic |
orbicular | (adjective) circular or nearly circular | Synonyms: orbiculate |
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(adjective) having the shape of a sphere or ball | Synonyms: ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, spheric, spherical |
orthomolecular | (adjective) designating or relating to a form of treatment of mental disorders that seeks to restore biochemical balance in the body with large doses of vitamins and minerals | - |
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ossicular | (adjective) pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear | Synonyms: ossiculate |
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ottar | (noun) essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers | Synonyms: atar, athar, attar |
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outerwear | (noun) clothing for use outdoors | Synonyms: overclothes |
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outroar | (verb) roar louder than | - |
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outwear | (verb) exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress | Synonyms: fag, fag out, fatigue, jade, tire, tire out, wear, wear down, wear out, wear upon, weary |
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(verb) last longer than others | - |
overbear | (verb) contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery | Synonyms: bear down |
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(verb) bear too much | - |
(verb) overcome | - |
overfamiliar | (adjective) taking undue liberties | - |
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overhear | (verb) hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers | Synonyms: catch, take in |
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ovular | (adjective) of or relating to an ovum | - |
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(adjective) being or of the nature of an ovule | - |
palmar | (adjective) relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot | Synonyms: volar |
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pandar | (noun) someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) | Synonyms: fancy man, pander, panderer, pimp, ponce, procurer |
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par | (noun) (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course | - |
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(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced | Synonyms: equality, equation, equivalence |
(verb) make a score (on a hole) equal to par | - |
particular | (adjective) providing specific details or circumstances | - |
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(adjective) exacting especially about details | Synonyms: finical, finicky, fussy, picky |
(adjective) first and most important | Synonyms: special |
(adjective) unique or specific to a person or thing or category | Synonyms: peculiar, special |
(adjective) surpassing what is common or usual or expected | Synonyms: especial, exceptional, special |
(adjective) separate and distinct from others of the same group or category | - |
(noun) a fact about some part (as opposed to general) | Synonyms: specific |
(noun) (logic) a proposition that asserts something about some (but not all) members of a class | Synonyms: particular proposition |
(noun) a small part that can be considered separately from the whole | Synonyms: detail, item |