| antipodean
|
(adjective) relating to the antipodes or situated at opposite sides of the earth |
Synonyms:
antipodal |
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| apogean
|
(adjective) relating to or characteristic of an apogee |
- |
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| archaean
|
(adjective) of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon |
Synonyms:
archean |
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| archean
|
(adjective) of or relating to the earliest known rocks formed during the Precambrian Eon |
Synonyms:
archaean |
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| aurorean
|
(adjective) characteristic of the dawn |
Synonyms:
auroral |
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| bean
|
(noun) any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food |
Synonyms:
edible bean |
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| (noun) any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans |
- |
| (noun) any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods |
Synonyms:
bean plant |
| (noun) informal terms for a human head |
Synonyms:
dome,
attic,
noggin,
noodle,
bonce |
| (verb) hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball |
- |
| bogbean
|
(noun) perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface |
Synonyms:
Menyanthes trifoliata,
marsh trefoil,
water shamrock,
bog myrtle,
buckbean |
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| buckbean
|
(noun) perennial plant of Europe and America having racemes of white or purplish flowers and intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at water margin and spreading across the surface |
Synonyms:
Menyanthes trifoliata,
marsh trefoil,
water shamrock,
bog myrtle,
bogbean |
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| butterbean
|
(noun) small flat green bean similar to lima beans |
Synonyms:
sieva bean,
civet bean,
butter bean |
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| caducean
|
(adjective) of or relating to a caduceus |
- |
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| caesarean
|
(noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
Synonyms:
C-section,
caesarean delivery,
caesarean section,
caesarian,
caesarian delivery,
caesarian section,
cesarean,
cesarean delivery,
cesarean section,
cesarian,
cesarian section,
abdominal delivery |
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| (adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarian,
cesarean,
cesarian |
| calean
|
(noun) an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water |
Synonyms:
narghile,
nargileh,
hookah,
hubble-bubble,
hubbly-bubbly,
kalian,
water pipe,
sheesha,
shisha,
chicha |
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| cerulean
|
(adjective) of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky |
Synonyms:
sky-blue,
azure,
bright blue |
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| (noun) a light shade of blue |
Synonyms:
sapphire,
sky-blue,
azure,
lazuline |
| cesarean
|
(noun) the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
Synonyms:
C-section,
caesarean,
caesarean delivery,
caesarean section,
caesarian,
caesarian delivery,
caesarian section,
cesarean delivery,
cesarean section,
cesarian,
cesarian section,
abdominal delivery |
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| (adjective) relating to abdominal delivery |
Synonyms:
caesarean,
caesarian,
cesarian |
| cetacean
|
(adjective) of or relating to whales and dolphins etc |
Synonyms:
cetaceous |
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| (noun) large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals |
Synonyms:
blower,
cetacean mammal |
| clean
|
(noun) a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead |
Synonyms:
clean and jerk |
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| (adverb) completely; used as intensifiers |
Synonyms:
plum,
plumb |
| (adverb) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating |
Synonyms:
fair,
fairly |
| (verb) make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from |
Synonyms:
make clean |
| (verb) remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits |
Synonyms:
pick |
| (verb) clean and tidy up the house |
Synonyms:
houseclean,
clean house |
| (verb) clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing |
Synonyms:
cleanse |
| (verb) be cleanable |
- |
| (verb) deprive wholly of money in a gambling game, robbery, etc. |
- |
| (verb) remove all contents or possession from, or empty completely |
Synonyms:
strip |
| (verb) remove while making clean |
- |
| (verb) remove unwanted substances from |
Synonyms:
scavenge |
| (verb) remove shells or husks from |
- |
| (adjective) free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits |
- |
| (adjective) ritually clean or pure |
- |
| (adjective) not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination |
Synonyms:
uncontaminating |
| (adjective) (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers |
Synonyms:
unobjectionable |
| (adjective) free of restrictions or qualifications |
Synonyms:
clear |
| (adjective) (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims |
Synonyms:
unclouded,
clear,
light |
| (adjective) free from impurities |
Synonyms:
fresh |
| (adjective) (of a record) having no marks of discredit or offense |
- |
| (adjective) free from sepsis or infection |
Synonyms:
uninfected |
| (adjective) morally pure |
Synonyms:
clean-living |
| (adjective) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections |
Synonyms:
fair |
| (adjective) (of a surface) not written or printed on |
Synonyms:
white,
blank |
| (adjective) exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play |
Synonyms:
sporting,
sportsmanlike,
sporty |
| (adjective) without difficulties or problems |
- |
| (adjective) thorough and without qualification |
- |
| (adjective) not carrying concealed weapons |
- |
| (adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed |
Synonyms:
neat |
| (adjective) free of drugs |
- |
| crustacean
|
(adjective) of or belonging to the class Crustacea |
Synonyms:
crustaceous |
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| (noun) any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton |
- |
| cyclopean
|
(adjective) of or relating to or resembling the Cyclops |
- |
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| dean
|
(noun) an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college |
- |
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| (noun) a man who is the senior member of a group |
Synonyms:
doyen |
| (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the head of the College of Cardinals |
- |
| demean
|
(verb) reduce in worth or character, usually verbally |
Synonyms:
put down,
take down,
disgrace,
degrade |
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| empyrean
|
(noun) the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected |
Synonyms:
heavens,
welkin,
sphere,
vault of heaven,
celestial sphere,
firmament |
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| (adjective) inspiring awe |
Synonyms:
empyreal,
sublime |
| (adjective) of or relating to the sky or heavens |
Synonyms:
empyreal |
| epicurean
|
(adjective) devoted to pleasure |
Synonyms:
hedonic,
hedonistic |
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| (adjective) displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses |
Synonyms:
sybaritic,
voluptuary,
voluptuous,
luxuriant,
luxurious |
| (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) |
Synonyms:
gastronome,
gourmet,
epicure,
bon vivant,
foodie |
| euclidean
|
(adjective) relating to geometry as developed by Euclid |
Synonyms:
euclidian |
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| gallinacean
|
(noun) heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds |
Synonyms:
gallinaceous bird |
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| gean
|
(noun) wild or seedling sweet cherry used as stock for grafting |
Synonyms:
mazzard,
mazzard cherry |
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| glean
|
(verb) gather, as of natural products |
Synonyms:
reap,
harvest |
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| herculean
|
(adjective) displaying superhuman strength or power |
Synonyms:
powerful |
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| (adjective) extremely difficult; requiring the strength of a Hercules |
- |
| hirudinean
|
(noun) carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end |
Synonyms:
bloodsucker,
leech |
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| horsebean
|
(noun) seed of the broad-bean plant |
Synonyms:
broad bean,
fava bean |
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| (noun) large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States |
Synonyms:
Jerusalem thorn,
Parkinsonia aculeata |
| houseclean
|
(verb) clean and tidy up the house |
Synonyms:
clean,
clean house |
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| jean
|
(noun) a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric |
Synonyms:
denim,
dungaree |
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| larvacean
|
(noun) any member of the class Larvacea |
- |
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| lean
|
(verb) to incline or bend from a vertical position |
Synonyms:
slant,
angle,
tilt,
tip |
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| (verb) cause to lean or incline |
- |
| (verb) have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined |
Synonyms:
incline,
run,
tend,
be given |
| (verb) rely on for support |
- |
| (verb) cause to lean to the side |
Synonyms:
list |
| (adjective) lacking excess flesh |
Synonyms:
thin |
| (adjective) lacking in mineral content or combustible material |
- |
| (adjective) containing little excess |
Synonyms:
skimpy |
| (adjective) not profitable or prosperous |
- |
| (noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the vertical |
Synonyms:
inclination,
tilt,
leaning,
list |
| marmorean
|
(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of marble |
Synonyms:
marmoreal |
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| mean
|
(verb) mean or intend to express or convey |
Synonyms:
intend |
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| (verb) have as a logical consequence |
Synonyms:
entail,
imply |
| (verb) denote or connote |
Synonyms:
intend,
stand for,
signify |
| (verb) have in mind as a purpose |
Synonyms:
intend,
think |
| (verb) have a specified degree of importance |
- |
| (verb) intend to refer to |
Synonyms:
have in mind,
think of |
| (verb) destine or designate for a certain purpose |
- |
| (noun) an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n |
Synonyms:
mean value |
| (adjective) approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value |
Synonyms:
average |
| (adjective) characterized by malice |
Synonyms:
hateful |
| (adjective) having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality |
Synonyms:
meanspirited,
base |
| (adjective) marked by poverty befitting a beggar |
Synonyms:
beggarly |
| (adjective) (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity |
Synonyms:
mingy,
miserly,
tight |
| (adjective) (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt |
Synonyms:
beggarly |
| (adjective) of no value or worth |
Synonyms:
bastardly |
| (adjective) very good; of the highest quality |
Synonyms:
ripping,
excellent,
splendid,
fantabulous,
first-class |
| mephistophelean
|
(adjective) showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil |
Synonyms:
mephistophelian,
devilish,
diabolic,
diabolical |
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| misdemean
|
(verb) behave badly |
Synonyms:
misbehave,
misconduct |
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| nemertean
|
(noun) soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract |
Synonyms:
ribbon worm,
nemertine,
proboscis worm |
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| ocean
|
(noun) a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere |
- |
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| (noun) anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume |
Synonyms:
sea |
| paean
|
(noun) a formal expression of praise |
Synonyms:
panegyric,
pean,
encomium,
eulogy |
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| (noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
Synonyms:
pean |
| pean
|
(noun) (ancient Greece) a hymn of praise (especially one sung in ancient Greece to invoke or thank a deity) |
Synonyms:
paean |
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| (noun) a formal expression of praise |
Synonyms:
paean,
panegyric,
encomium,
eulogy |
| percoidean
|
(noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes |
Synonyms:
percoid,
percoid fish |
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| platyctenean
|
(noun) ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body |
- |
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| proboscidean
|
(noun) massive herbivorous mammals having tusks and a long trunk |
Synonyms:
proboscidian |
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| protean
|
(adjective) taking on different forms |
- |
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| sarcocystidean
|
(noun) parasite of the muscles of vertebrates |
Synonyms:
sarcocystieian,
sarcosporidian |
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| scarabaean
|
(noun) any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes |
Synonyms:
scarabaeid,
scarabaeid beetle |
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| screwbean
|
(noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods |
Synonyms:
Prosopis pubescens,
screw bean,
screwbean mesquite,
tornillo |
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| soybean
|
(noun) a source of oil; used for forage and soil improvement and as food |
Synonyms:
soy,
soya bean |
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| (noun) erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia |
Synonyms:
soy,
soya,
soya bean,
Glycine max,
soja,
soja bean,
soybean plant |
| (noun) the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) |
Synonyms:
soy,
soya,
soya bean |
| subocean
|
(adjective) formed or situated or occurring beneath the ocean or the ocean bed |
Synonyms:
suboceanic |
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| subterranean
|
(adjective) being or operating under the surface of the earth |
Synonyms:
subterraneous |
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| (adjective) lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed) |
Synonyms:
ulterior,
subterraneous |
| terpsichorean
|
(adjective) of or relating to dancing |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a performer who dances professionally |
Synonyms:
dancer,
professional dancer |
| testacean
|
(noun) any of various rhizopods of the order Testacea characterized by having a shell |
- |
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| tirolean
|
(noun) soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade |
Synonyms:
tyrolean |
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| tyrolean
|
(noun) soft green felt hat with a feather or brush cockade |
Synonyms:
tirolean |
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| unclean
|
(adjective) soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime |
Synonyms:
dirty,
soiled |
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| (adjective) having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws |
Synonyms:
impure |
| wean
|
(verb) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
Synonyms:
ablactate |
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| (verb) detach the affections of |
- |