leptomeninges | (noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers | - |
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liabilities | (noun) anything that is owed to someone else | - |
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litotes | (noun) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | Synonyms: meiosis |
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losses | (noun) something lost (especially money lost at gambling) | Synonyms: losings |
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lues | (noun) a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta) | Synonyms: lues venerea, pox, syph, syphilis |
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marbles | (noun) a children's game played with little balls made of a hard substance (as glass) | - |
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(noun) the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception | Synonyms: wits |
masses | (noun) the common people generally | Synonyms: hoi polloi, mass, multitude, people, the great unwashed |
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mates | (noun) a pair of people who live together | Synonyms: couple, match |
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measles | (noun) an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children | Synonyms: morbilli, rubeola |
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meninges | (noun) a membrane (one of 3) that envelops the brain and spinal cord | Synonyms: meninx |
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menses | (noun) the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause | Synonyms: catamenia, flow, menstruation, menstruum, period |
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minutes | (noun) a written account of what transpired at a meeting | Synonyms: proceedings, transactions |
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molasses | (noun) thick dark syrup produced by boiling down juice from sugar cane; especially during sugar refining | - |
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mopes | (noun) an informal expression for a mildly depressed state | Synonyms: dumps |
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mores | (noun) (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group | - |
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names | (noun) verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument | Synonyms: name calling |
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nates | (noun) the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on | Synonyms: arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, seat, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush |
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nerves | (noun) control of your emotions | - |
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(noun) an uneasy psychological state | Synonyms: nervousness |
nightclothes | (noun) garments designed to be worn in bed | Synonyms: nightwear, sleepwear |
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nineties | (noun) the time of life between 90 and 100 | Synonyms: mid-nineties |
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(noun) the decade from 1990 to 1999 | Synonyms: 1990s |
(noun) the decade from 1890 to 1899 | Synonyms: 1890s |
nones | (noun) the fifth of the seven canonical hours; about 3 p.m. | - |
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offsides | (adjective) illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck | Synonyms: offside |
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oftentimes | (adverb) many times at short intervals | Synonyms: frequently, oft, often, ofttimes |
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ofttimes | (adverb) many times at short intervals | Synonyms: frequently, oft, often, oftentimes |
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ommastrephes | (noun) extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins | - |
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oodles | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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overclothes | (noun) clothing for use outdoors | Synonyms: outerwear |
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paries | (noun) (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure | Synonyms: wall |
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payables | (noun) money that you currently expect to pay on notes and accounts | - |
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peoples | (noun) the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group | - |
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pes | (noun) the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint | Synonyms: foot, human foot |
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piles | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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(noun) venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | Synonyms: haemorrhoid, hemorrhoid |
porcupines | (noun) meat patties rolled in rice and simmered in a tomato sauce | Synonyms: porcupine ball |
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premises | (noun) land and the buildings on it | - |
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preserves | (noun) fruit preserved by cooking with sugar | Synonyms: conserve, conserves, preserve |
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privates | (noun) external sex organ | Synonyms: crotch, genital organ, genitalia, genitals, private parts |
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pubes | (noun) the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs | Synonyms: loins, pubic region |
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pussytoes | (noun) low-growing perennial herb having leaves with whitish down and clusters of small white flowers | Synonyms: Antennaria dioica, cat's feet, cat's foot |
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pyrites | (noun) any of various metallic-looking sulfides (of which pyrite is the commonest) | - |
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rabies | (noun) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | Synonyms: hydrophobia, lyssa, madness |
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ratables | (noun) property that provides tax income for local governments | Synonyms: rateables |
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rateables | (noun) property that provides tax income for local governments | Synonyms: ratables |
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rates | (noun) a local tax on property | - |
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receivables | (noun) money that you currently expect to receive from notes or accounts | - |
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reserves | (noun) civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army | Synonyms: militia |
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rhagades | (noun) cracks or fissures in the skin (especially around the mouth or anus) | - |
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riches | (noun) an abundance of material possessions and resources | Synonyms: wealth |
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ruddles | (noun) the common European annual marigold | Synonyms: Calendula officinalis, common marigold, pot marigold, Scotch marigold |
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sales | (noun) income (at invoice values) received for goods and services over some given period of time | Synonyms: gross revenue, gross sales |
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salopettes | (noun) trousers usually of stretch material and kept taut by a strap under the foot, worn for skiing or as a fashion garment. | Synonyms: ski pants |
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sanies | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: festering, ichor, purulence, pus, suppuration |
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sawbones | (noun) a physician who specializes in surgery | Synonyms: operating surgeon, surgeon |
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scabies | (noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation | Synonyms: itch |
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scores | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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scruples | (noun) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | Synonyms: conscience, moral sense, sense of right and wrong |
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series | (noun) (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions | - |
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(noun) a periodical that appears at scheduled times | Synonyms: serial, serial publication |
(noun) a serialized set of programs | Synonyms: serial |
(noun) (sports) several contests played successively by the same teams | - |
(noun) similar things placed in order or happening one after another | - |
(noun) a group of postage stamps having a common theme or a group of coins or currency selected as a group for study or collection | - |
(noun) (electronics) connection of components in such a manner that current flows first through one and then through the other | - |
services | (noun) performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others | - |
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seventies | (noun) the time of life between 70 and 80 | Synonyms: mid-seventies |
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(noun) the decade from 1970 to 1979 | Synonyms: 1970s |
shades | (noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | Synonyms: dark glasses, sunglasses |
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(noun) (plural) something that reminds you of someone or something | - |
shambles | (noun) a building where animals are butchered | Synonyms: abattoir, butchery, slaughterhouse |
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(noun) a condition of great disorder | - |
shingles | (noun) eruptions along a nerve path often accompanied by severe neuralgia | Synonyms: herpes zoster, zoster |
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shirtsleeves | (noun) not wearing a jacket | - |
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shoes | (noun) a particular situation | Synonyms: place |
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silversides | (noun) small fishes having a silver stripe along each side; abundant along the Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: silverside |
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(noun) the common North American shiner | Synonyms: common shiner, Notropis cornutus |
singles | (noun) tennis played with one person on each side | - |
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(noun) badminton played with one person on each side | - |
sixties | (noun) the time of life between 60 and 70 | Synonyms: mid-sixties |
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(noun) the decade from 1960 to 1969 | Synonyms: 1960s |
skittles | (noun) a bowling game that is played by rolling a bowling ball down a bowling alley at a target of nine wooden pins | Synonyms: ninepins |
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skivvies | (noun) (used in the plural) men's underwear consisting of cotton undershirt and underpants | - |
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sobersides | (noun) a serious and sedate individual | - |
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sometimes | (adverb) on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always | - |
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species | (noun) a specific kind of something | - |
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(noun) (biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed | - |
spectacles | (noun) (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision | Synonyms: eyeglasses, glasses, specs |
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sprinkles | (noun) bits of sweet chocolate used as a topping on e.g. ice cream | Synonyms: jimmies |
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sprites | (noun) atmospheric electricity (lasting 10 msec) appearing as globular flashes of red (pink to blood-red) light rising to heights of 60 miles (sometimes seen together with elves) | Synonyms: red sprites |
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stakes | (noun) the money risked on a gamble | Synonyms: bet, stake, wager |
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stapes | (noun) the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | Synonyms: stirrup |
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starches | (noun) foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) | - |
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strangles | (noun) an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes | Synonyms: equine distemper |
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streptomyces | (noun) aerobic bacteria (some of which produce the antibiotic streptomycin) | - |
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stripes | (noun) V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service | Synonyms: chevron, grade insignia, stripe |
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subspecies | (noun) (biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species | Synonyms: race |
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sundries | (noun) miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified | - |
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sunglasses | (noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun | Synonyms: dark glasses, shades |
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superficies | (noun) outer surface of an area or a body | - |
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(noun) the purely external aspect of a thing; superficial appearance | - |
sweepstakes | (noun) a lottery in which the prize consists of the money paid by the participants | - |
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tabes | (noun) wasting of the body during a chronic disease | - |
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talipes | (noun) congenital deformity of the foot usually marked by a curled shape or twisted position of the ankle and heel and toes | Synonyms: clubfoot |
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teres | (noun) either of two muscles in the shoulder region that move the shoulders and arms | Synonyms: teres muscle |
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thirties | (noun) the time of life between 30 and 40 | Synonyms: mid-thirties, thirty-something |
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(noun) the decade from 1930 to 1939 | Synonyms: 1930s |
throes | (noun) violent pangs of suffering | - |
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times | (noun) an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed | Synonyms: multiplication |
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(noun) a more or less definite period of time now or previously present | - |
trembles | (noun) disease of livestock and especially cattle poisoned by eating certain kinds of snakeroot | Synonyms: milk sickness |
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twenties | (noun) the time of life between 20 and 30 | Synonyms: mid-twenties |
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(noun) the decade from 1920 to 1929 | Synonyms: 1920s |
tympanites | (noun) distension of the abdomen that is caused by the accumulation of gas in the intestines or the peritoneal cavity | - |
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unawares | (adverb) suddenly and unexpectedly | - |
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(adverb) without forethought or plan; inadvertently | - |
(adverb) at a disadvantage | Synonyms: short |
underclothes | (noun) undergarment worn next to the skin and under the outer garments | Synonyms: underclothing, underwear |
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undies | (noun) women's underwear | - |
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values | (noun) beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) | - |
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vibes | (noun) a percussion instrument similar to a xylophone but having metal bars and rotating disks in the resonators that produce a vibrato sound | Synonyms: vibraharp, vibraphone |
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wages | (noun) a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing | Synonyms: payoff, reward |
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