| abacinate
|
(verb) blind by holding a red-hot metal plate before someone's eyes |
- |
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| abalone
|
(noun) any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior |
Synonyms:
ear-shell |
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| abampere
|
(noun) a unit of current equal to 10 amperes |
Synonyms:
abamp |
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| abase
|
(verb) cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of |
Synonyms:
humble,
humiliate,
mortify,
chagrin |
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| abatable
|
(adjective) capable of being abated |
- |
|---|
| abate
|
(verb) make less active or intense |
Synonyms:
slack,
slake |
|---|
| (verb) become less in amount or intensity |
Synonyms:
slack,
die away,
slack off,
let up |
| abbe
|
(noun) a French abbot |
- |
|---|
| abbreviate
|
(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
Synonyms:
cut,
reduce,
contract,
shorten,
abridge,
foreshorten |
|---|
| (verb) shorten |
- |
| abdicable
|
(adjective) capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished |
- |
|---|
| abdicate
|
(verb) give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations |
Synonyms:
renounce |
|---|
| abduce
|
(verb) advance evidence for |
Synonyms:
cite,
adduce |
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| abele
|
(noun) a poplar that is widely cultivated in the United States; has white bark and leaves with whitish undersurfaces |
Synonyms:
Populus alba,
white aspen,
white poplar,
silver-leaved poplar,
aspen poplar |
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| aberrance
|
(noun) a state or condition markedly different from the norm |
Synonyms:
aberration,
deviance,
aberrancy |
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| aberrate
|
(verb) diverge from the expected |
- |
|---|
| (verb) diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration |
- |
| abeyance
|
(noun) temporary cessation or suspension |
Synonyms:
suspension |
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| abhorrence
|
(noun) hate coupled with disgust |
Synonyms:
abomination,
execration,
detestation,
odium,
loathing |
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| abidance
|
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards |
Synonyms:
compliance,
conformation,
conformity |
|---|
| (noun) the act of dwelling in a place |
Synonyms:
residence,
residency |
| (noun) the act of abiding (enduring without yielding) |
- |
| abide
|
(verb) dwell |
Synonyms:
stay,
bide |
|---|
| (verb) put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
Synonyms:
digest,
put up,
endure,
stand,
stick out,
stomach,
suffer,
support,
bear,
brook,
tolerate |
| abience
|
(noun) (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object |
- |
|---|
| abjure
|
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
Synonyms:
resile,
retract,
recant,
forswear |
|---|
| ablactate
|
(verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
Synonyms:
wean |
|---|
| ablate
|
(verb) wear away through erosion or vaporization |
- |
|---|
| (verb) remove an organ or bodily structure |
- |
| ablative
|
(adjective) tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) relating to the ablative case |
- |
| (noun) the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb |
Synonyms:
ablative case |
| ablaze
|
(adjective) keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement |
Synonyms:
aflame,
aroused |
|---|
| (adjective) lighted up by or as by fire or flame |
Synonyms:
on fire,
afire,
aflame,
aflare,
alight |
| (adjective) resembling flame in brilliance or color |
- |
| (adjective) lighted with red light as if with flames |
Synonyms:
reddened,
inflamed |
| able
|
(adjective) (usually followed by `to') having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) have the skills and qualifications to do things well |
Synonyms:
capable |
| (adjective) having inherent physical or mental ability or capacity |
- |
| (adjective) having a strong healthy body |
Synonyms:
able-bodied |
| abnegate
|
(verb) deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure |
Synonyms:
deny |
|---|
| (verb) surrender (power or a position) |
- |
| (verb) deny or renounce |
- |
| abode
|
(noun) any address at which you dwell more than temporarily |
Synonyms:
residence |
|---|
| (noun) housing that someone is living in |
Synonyms:
habitation,
home,
domicile,
dwelling,
dwelling house |
| abolishable
|
(adjective) capable of being abolished |
- |
|---|
| abominable
|
(adjective) unequivocally detestable |
Synonyms:
detestable,
odious,
execrable |
|---|
| (adjective) exceptionally bad or displeasing |
Synonyms:
unspeakable,
dreadful,
painful,
atrocious,
awful,
terrible |
| abominate
|
(verb) find repugnant |
Synonyms:
execrate,
abhor,
loathe |
|---|
| aborigine
|
(noun) an indigenous person who was born in a particular place |
Synonyms:
native,
indigen,
indigene,
aboriginal |
|---|
| aborticide
|
(noun) a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion |
Synonyms:
abortifacient,
abortion-inducing drug |
|---|
| (noun) the act of destroying a fetus |
Synonyms:
feticide |
| abortive
|
(adjective) failing to accomplish an intended result |
Synonyms:
unsuccessful,
stillborn |
|---|
| above
|
(adverb) (in writing) at an earlier place |
Synonyms:
supra |
|---|
| (adverb) in or to a place that is higher |
Synonyms:
in a higher place,
higher up,
to a higher place |
| (adjective) appearing earlier in the same text |
- |
| (noun) an earlier section of a written text |
- |
| abrade
|
(verb) wear away |
Synonyms:
rub down,
rub off,
corrade,
abrase |
|---|
| (verb) rub hard or scrub |
Synonyms:
scour |
| abranchiate
|
(adjective) having no gills |
Synonyms:
gill-less,
abranchial,
abranchious |
|---|
| abrase
|
(verb) wear away |
Synonyms:
rub down,
rub off,
corrade,
abrade |
|---|
| abrasive
|
(noun) a substance that abrades or wears down |
Synonyms:
abradant,
abrasive material |
|---|
| (adjective) causing abrasion |
Synonyms:
scratchy |
| (adjective) sharply disagreeable; rigorous |
Synonyms:
harsh |
| abridge
|
(verb) reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
Synonyms:
cut,
reduce,
contract,
shorten,
abbreviate,
foreshorten |
|---|
| (verb) lessen, diminish, or curtail |
- |
| abrocome
|
(noun) ratlike rodent with soft fur and large ears of the Andes |
Synonyms:
rat chinchilla,
chinchilla rat |
|---|
| abrogate
|
(verb) revoke formally |
- |
|---|
| abscise
|
(verb) shed flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of a scar tissue |
- |
|---|
| (verb) remove or separate by abscission |
- |
| absence
|
(noun) the state of being absent |
- |
|---|
| (noun) failure to be present |
- |
| (noun) the time interval during which something or somebody is away |
- |
| (noun) the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy |
Synonyms:
absence seizure |
| absentee
|
(noun) one that is absent or not in residence |
- |
|---|
| absinthe
|
(noun) aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe |
Synonyms:
old man,
common wormwood,
Artemisia absinthium,
lad's love |
|---|
| (noun) strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise |
Synonyms:
absinth |
| absolute
|
(noun) something that is conceived or that exists independently and not in relation to other things; something that does not depend on anything else and is beyond human control; something that is not relative |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) perfect or complete or pure |
- |
| (adjective) complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers |
Synonyms:
rank,
right-down,
downright,
out-and-out,
sheer |
| (adjective) not limited by law |
- |
| (adjective) expressing finality with no implication of possible change |
- |
| (adjective) not capable of being violated or infringed |
Synonyms:
infrangible,
inviolable |
| absolve
|
(verb) grant remission of a sin to |
Synonyms:
shrive |
|---|
| (verb) let off the hook |
Synonyms:
free |
| absorbable
|
(adjective) capable of being absorbed or taken in through the pores of a surface |
- |
|---|
| absorbance
|
(noun) (physics) a measure of the extent to which a substance transmits light or other electromagnetic radiation |
Synonyms:
photographic density,
optical density,
transmission density |
|---|
| absorbate
|
(noun) a material that has been or is capable of being absorbed |
- |
|---|
| absorptance
|
(noun) a measure of the rate of decrease in the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (as light) as it passes through a given substance; the fraction of incident radiant energy absorbed per unit mass or thickness of an absorber |
Synonyms:
coefficient of absorption,
absorption coefficient |
|---|
| absorptive
|
(adjective) having power or capacity or tendency to absorb or soak up something (liquids or energy etc.) |
Synonyms:
absorbent |
|---|
| absquatulate
|
(verb) run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along |
Synonyms:
run off,
make off,
decamp,
go off,
abscond,
bolt |
|---|
| abstinence
|
(noun) the trait of abstaining (especially from alcohol) |
Synonyms:
abstention |
|---|
| (noun) act or practice of refraining from indulging an appetite |
- |
| abstractive
|
(adjective) of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting |
- |
|---|
| abstruse
|
(adjective) difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge |
Synonyms:
recondite,
deep |
|---|
| abundance
|
(noun) the property of a more than adequate quantity or supply |
Synonyms:
copiousness,
teemingness |
|---|
| (noun) (physics) the ratio of the number of atoms of a specific isotope of an element to the total number of isotopes present |
- |
| (noun) (chemistry) the ratio of the total mass of an element in the earth's crust to the total mass of the earth's crust; expressed as a percentage or in parts per million |
- |
| abuse
|
(noun) cruel or inhumane treatment |
Synonyms:
ill-treatment,
ill-usage,
maltreatment |
|---|
| (noun) a rude expression intended to offend or hurt |
Synonyms:
insult,
revilement,
vilification,
contumely |
| (noun) improper or excessive use |
Synonyms:
misuse |
| (verb) treat badly |
Synonyms:
step,
ill-treat,
ill-use,
maltreat,
mistreat |
| (verb) change the inherent purpose or function of something |
Synonyms:
pervert,
misuse |
| (verb) use foul or abusive language towards |
Synonyms:
shout,
clapperclaw,
blackguard |
| (verb) use wrongly or improperly or excessively |
- |
| abusive
|
(adjective) expressing offensive reproach |
Synonyms:
opprobrious,
scurrilous |
|---|
| (adjective) characterized by physical or psychological maltreatment |
- |
| abye
|
(verb) make amends for |
Synonyms:
expiate,
aby,
atone |
|---|
| academe
|
(noun) the academic world |
Synonyms:
academia |
|---|
| acanthocyte
|
(noun) an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm |
- |
|---|
| acaracide
|
(noun) a chemical agent used to kill mites |
Synonyms:
acaricide |
|---|
| acaricide
|
(noun) a chemical agent used to kill mites |
Synonyms:
acaracide |
|---|
| acarine
|
(noun) mite or tick |
- |
|---|
| acaryote
|
(noun) a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte) |
Synonyms:
akaryocyte,
akaryote |
|---|
| acaudate
|
(adjective) lacking a tail or taillike appendage |
Synonyms:
acaudal |
|---|
| accede
|
(verb) yield to another's wish or opinion |
Synonyms:
submit,
bow,
defer,
give in |
|---|
| (verb) take on duties or office |
Synonyms:
enter |
| (verb) to agree or express agreement |
Synonyms:
acquiesce,
assent |
| accelerate
|
(verb) move faster |
Synonyms:
speed,
quicken,
speed up |
|---|
| (verb) cause to move faster |
Synonyms:
speed,
speed up |
| accelerative
|
(adjective) tending to increase velocity |
Synonyms:
acceleratory |
|---|
| accentuate
|
(verb) to stress, single out as important |
Synonyms:
punctuate,
stress,
emphasise,
emphasize,
accent |
|---|
| (verb) put stress on; utter with an accent |
Synonyms:
stress,
accent |
| acceptable
|
(adjective) worthy of acceptance or satisfactory |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) judged to be in conformity with approved usage |
- |
| (adjective) meeting requirements |
Synonyms:
decent,
satisfactory |
| (adjective) adequate for the purpose |
- |
| acceptance
|
(noun) the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
Synonyms:
credence |
|---|
| (noun) the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception |
Synonyms:
espousal,
acceptation,
adoption |
| (noun) the state of being acceptable and accepted |
- |
| (noun) (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) |
- |
| (noun) a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank |
Synonyms:
banker's acceptance |
| (noun) a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations |
Synonyms:
toleration,
sufferance |
| (noun) the act of taking something that is offered |
- |
| acceptive
|
(adjective) inclined to accept rather than reject |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) accepting willingly |
Synonyms:
acceptant |
| accessible
|
(adjective) capable of being reached |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) capable of being read with comprehension |
Synonyms:
approachable |
| (adjective) easily obtained |
- |
| (adjective) easy to get along with or talk to; friendly |
- |
| accidence
|
(noun) the part of grammar that deals with the inflections of words |
Synonyms:
inflectional morphology |
|---|
| accipitrine
|
(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the genus Accipiter (or to typical hawks) |
- |
|---|
| acclimate
|
(verb) get used to a certain climate |
Synonyms:
acclimatise,
acclimatize |
|---|
| acclimatise
|
(verb) get used to a certain climate |
Synonyms:
acclimate,
acclimatize |
|---|
| acclimatize
|
(verb) get used to a certain climate |
Synonyms:
acclimate,
acclimatise |
|---|
| accolade
|
(noun) a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction |
Synonyms:
award,
honor,
honour,
laurels |
|---|
| accommodate
|
(verb) be agreeable or acceptable to |
Synonyms:
fit,
suit |
|---|
| (verb) make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
Synonyms:
adapt |
| (verb) provide with something desired or needed |
- |
| (verb) have room for; hold without crowding |
Synonyms:
hold,
admit |
| (verb) provide housing for |
Synonyms:
lodge |
| (verb) provide a service or favor for someone |
Synonyms:
oblige |
| (verb) make (one thing) compatible with (another) |
Synonyms:
reconcile,
conciliate |
| accommodative
|
(adjective) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation |
Synonyms:
accommodating |
|---|
| (adjective) willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement |
Synonyms:
cooperative |
| (adjective) tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony |
Synonyms:
reconciling |
| accomplice
|
(noun) a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan (especially an unethical or illegal plan) |
Synonyms:
confederate |
|---|
| accomplishable
|
(adjective) capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do |
Synonyms:
realizable,
manageable,
doable,
achievable |
|---|
| accordance
|
(noun) concurrence of opinion |
Synonyms:
conformity,
accord |
|---|
| (noun) the act of granting rights |
Synonyms:
accordance of rights |
| accoucheuse
|
(noun) a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies |
Synonyms:
midwife |
|---|
| accountable
|
(adjective) liable to account for one's actions |
Synonyms:
answerable |
|---|
| accoutre
|
(verb) provide with military equipment |
Synonyms:
accouter |
|---|
| accrete
|
(verb) grow together (of plants and organs) |
Synonyms:
grow together |
|---|
| (verb) grow or become attached by accretion |
- |
| accretive
|
(adjective) growing by accretion |
- |
|---|
| accrue
|
(verb) grow by addition |
- |
|---|
| (verb) come into the possession of |
Synonyms:
fall |
| acculturate
|
(verb) assimilate culturally |
- |
|---|
| acculturative
|
(adjective) of or relating to acculturation |
Synonyms:
acculturational |
|---|
| accumulate
|
(verb) get or gather together |
Synonyms:
roll up,
hoard,
pile up,
collect,
compile,
amass |
|---|
| (verb) increase in amount by collecting or gathering |
Synonyms:
pile up,
amass,
gather,
conglomerate,
cumulate |
| accumulative
|
(adjective) increasing by successive addition |
Synonyms:
cumulative |
|---|
| (adjective) marked by acquiring or amassing |
- |
| accurate
|
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct |
Synonyms:
precise,
exact |
| accurse
|
(verb) curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment |
Synonyms:
execrate,
comminate,
anathematise,
anathematize,
anathemise,
anathemize |
|---|
| accusative
|
(adjective) containing or expressing accusation |
Synonyms:
accusatory,
accusing,
accusive |
|---|
| (adjective) serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes |
Synonyms:
objective |
| (noun) the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb |
Synonyms:
objective case,
accusative case |
| accuse
|
(verb) bring an accusation against; level a charge against |
Synonyms:
incriminate,
impeach,
criminate |
|---|
| (verb) blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against |
Synonyms:
charge |