annex | (noun) an addition that extends a main building | Synonyms: annexe, extension, wing |
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(verb) add an extra part to | - |
(verb) take (territory) as if by conquest | - |
antapex | (noun) the point opposite in direction from the solar apex; the point the solar system is moving away from | - |
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apex | (noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, peak, vertex |
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(noun) the point on the celestial sphere toward which the sun and solar system appear to be moving relative to the fixed stars | Synonyms: apex of the sun's way, solar apex |
auspex | (noun) (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy | Synonyms: augur |
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biconvex | (adjective) convex on both sides; shaped like a lentil | Synonyms: convexo-convex, lenticular, lentiform |
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caudex | (noun) woody stem of palms and tree ferns | - |
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(noun) persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant | Synonyms: stock |
centrex | (noun) (CENTRal EXchange) a kind of telephone exchange | - |
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circumflex | (noun) a diacritical mark (^) placed above a vowel in some languages to indicate a special phonetic quality | - |
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codex | (noun) an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | Synonyms: leaf-book |
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(noun) an official list of chemicals or medicines etc. | - |
complex | (adjective) complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts | - |
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(adjective) difficult to analyze or understand | Synonyms: complicated |
(noun) a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures | Synonyms: building complex |
(noun) a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts | Synonyms: composite |
(noun) (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior | - |
(noun) a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated | Synonyms: coordination compound |
convex | (adjective) curving or bulging outward | Synonyms: bulging |
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cortex | (noun) the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal | - |
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(noun) the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium |
(noun) the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus | Synonyms: lens cortex |
cybersex | (noun) sexual arousal involving communication on the internet | - |
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desex | (verb) make infertile | Synonyms: desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize, unsex |
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duplex | (adjective) allowing communication in opposite directions simultaneously | - |
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(adjective) (used technically of a device or process) having two parts | - |
(noun) an apartment having rooms on two floors that are connected by a staircase | Synonyms: duplex apartment |
(noun) a house with two units sharing a common wall | Synonyms: duplex house, semidetached house |
(verb) change into a duplex | - |
ex | (adjective) out of fashion | Synonyms: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee |
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(noun) the 24th letter of the Roman alphabet | Synonyms: X, x |
(noun) a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife | Synonyms: ex-wife |
(noun) a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband | Synonyms: ex-husband |
flex | (noun) the act of flexing | - |
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(verb) cause (an object) to assume a crooked or angular form | Synonyms: bend, deform, turn, twist |
(verb) bend a joint | Synonyms: bend |
(verb) form a curve | Synonyms: bend |
(verb) contract | - |
(verb) exhibit the strength of | - |
googolplex | (noun) a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by a googol of zeros (ten raised to the power of a googol) | - |
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hex | (adjective) of or pertaining to a number system having 16 as its base | Synonyms: hexadecimal |
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(noun) an evil spell | Synonyms: curse, jinx, whammy |
(verb) cast a spell over someone or something; put a hex on someone or something | Synonyms: bewitch, enchant, glamour, jinx, witch |
ibex | (noun) wild goat of mountain areas of Eurasia and northern Africa having large recurved horns | Synonyms: Capra ibex |
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index | (noun) the finger next to the thumb | Synonyms: forefinger, index finger |
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(noun) an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed | - |
(noun) a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | Synonyms: index number, indicant, indicator |
(noun) a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself | Synonyms: exponent, power |
(noun) a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number | - |
(verb) adjust through indexation | - |
(verb) provide with an index | - |
(verb) list in an index | - |
intersex | (noun) one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made | Synonyms: androgyne, epicene, epicene person, gynandromorph, hermaphrodite |
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isolex | (noun) an isogloss marking off the area in which a particular item of vocabulary is found. | - |
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latex | (noun) a water-base paint that has a latex binder | Synonyms: latex paint, rubber-base paint |
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(noun) a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air | - |
multiplex | (adjective) having many parts or aspects | - |
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(adjective) many and varied; having many features or forms | Synonyms: manifold |
(noun) a movie theater that has several different auditoriums in the same building | - |
(noun) communicates two or more signals over a common channel | - |
narthex | (noun) a vestibule leading to the nave of a church | - |
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(noun) portico at the west end of an early Christian basilica or church | - |
neocortex | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neopallium |
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paleocortex | (noun) the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum | Synonyms: archipallium |
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perplex | (verb) make more complicated | Synonyms: complicate |
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(verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy, vex |
planoconvex | (adjective) flat on one side and convex on the other | - |
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pollex | (noun) the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb | Synonyms: thumb |
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pontifex | (noun) a member of the highest council of priests in ancient Rome | - |
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quadruplex | (adjective) having four units or components | Synonyms: four-fold, fourfold, quadruple, quadruplicate |
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reflex | (adjective) without volition or conscious control | Synonyms: automatic, reflexive |
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(noun) an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus | Synonyms: inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex |
retroflex | (adjective) bent or curved backward | Synonyms: retroflexed |
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(adjective) pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward the hard palate | Synonyms: cacuminal |
(verb) articulate (a consonant) with the tongue curled back against the palate | - |
(verb) bend or turn backward | Synonyms: replicate |
sex | (noun) activities associated with sexual intercourse | Synonyms: sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice |
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(noun) the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles | Synonyms: gender, sexuality |
(noun) all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses | Synonyms: sexual urge |
(noun) either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided | - |
(verb) tell the sex (of young chickens) | - |
(verb) to evoke sexual feelings | Synonyms: arouse, excite, turn on, wind up |
silex | (noun) a pure form of finely ground silica | - |
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silvex | (noun) a herbicide that is effective in controlling woody plants but is toxic to animals | - |
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simplex | (adjective) having only one part or element | - |
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(adjective) allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time | - |
spandex | (noun) an elastic synthetic fabric | - |
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suffrutex | (noun) low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base | Synonyms: subshrub |
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telex | (noun) a character printer connected to a telegraph that operates like a typewriter | Synonyms: teleprinter, teletype machine, teletypewriter, telex machine |
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(verb) communicate by telex | - |
triplex | (adjective) having three units or components or elements | Synonyms: ternary, treble, triple |
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unisex | (adjective) not distinguished on the basis of sex | - |
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unsex | (verb) make infertile | Synonyms: desex, desexualise, desexualize, fix, sterilise, sterilize |
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(verb) remove the qualities typical of one's sex | - |
(verb) deprive of sex or sexual powers | - |
vertex | (noun) the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure | - |
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(noun) the highest point (of something) | Synonyms: acme, apex, peak |
vex | (verb) be a mystery or bewildering to | Synonyms: amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, dumbfound, flummox, get, gravel, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, stick, stupefy |
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(verb) subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation | - |
(verb) change the arrangement or position of | Synonyms: agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up |
(verb) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations | Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile |
(verb) disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress | Synonyms: worry |
vortex | (noun) a powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) | Synonyms: maelstrom, whirlpool |
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(noun) the shape of something rotating rapidly | Synonyms: convolution, swirl, whirl |