allotrope | (noun) a structurally different form of an element | - |
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angioscope | (noun) a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels | - |
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antelope | (noun) graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles, springboks, impalas, addax, gerenuks, blackbucks, dik-diks | - |
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antipope | (noun) someone who is elected pope in opposition to another person who is held to be canonically elected | - |
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apocope | (noun) abbreviation of a word by omitting the final sound or sounds | - |
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arthroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope that is inserted into a joint for visual examination | - |
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aslope | (adjective) having an oblique or slanted direction | Synonyms: aslant, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping |
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auriscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auroscope, otoscope |
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auroscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, otoscope |
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bioscope | (noun) a kind of early movie projector | - |
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(noun) a South African movie theater | - |
bronchoscope | (noun) a slender tubular instrument used to examine the bronchial tubes | - |
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calliope | (noun) a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard | Synonyms: steam organ |
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chronoscope | (noun) an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time | - |
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colonoscope | (noun) an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum | - |
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colposcope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: vaginoscope |
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cope | (noun) brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall | Synonyms: coping, header |
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(noun) a long cloak; worn by a priest or bishop on ceremonial occasions | - |
(verb) succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available | Synonyms: contend, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage |
cryoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument for measuring freezing and melting points | - |
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culdoscope | (noun) a specialized endoscope for visually examining a woman's pelvic organs | - |
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diaphanoscope | (noun) An instrument for illuminating the interior of a cavity to determine the translucency of its walls. | - |
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dope | (noun) street names for marijuana | Synonyms: gage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed |
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(noun) slang terms for inside information | Synonyms: low-down, poop, the skinny |
(noun) carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts | Synonyms: cola |
(noun) an ignorant or foolish person | Synonyms: boob, booby, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead |
(verb) give a narcotic to | Synonyms: dope up |
(verb) add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties | - |
(verb) take drugs to improve one's athletic performance | - |
downslope | (noun) a downward slope or bend | Synonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, fall |
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electroscope | (noun) measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign | - |
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elope | (verb) run away secretly with one's beloved | Synonyms: run off |
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endoscope | (noun) a long slender medical instrument for examining the interior of a bodily organ or performing minor surgery | - |
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enteroscope | (noun) an instrument for inspecting the inside of the intestine. | - |
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envelope | (noun) any wrapper or covering | - |
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(noun) a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc. | - |
(noun) the bag containing the gas in a balloon | Synonyms: gasbag |
(noun) the maximum operating capability of a system (especially an aircraft) | - |
(noun) a natural covering (as by a fluid) | - |
(noun) a curve that is tangent to each of a family of curves | - |
epidiascope | (noun) an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects | - |
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epitope | (noun) the site on the surface of an antigen molecule to which an antibody attaches itself | Synonyms: antigenic determinant, determinant |
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esophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: oesophagoscope |
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fetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: foetoscope |
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fiberscope | (noun) a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs | - |
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fluoroscope | (noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation | Synonyms: roentgenoscope |
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foetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: fetoscope |
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gastroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach | - |
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grope | (noun) the act of groping; and instance of groping | - |
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(verb) feel about uncertainly or blindly | Synonyms: fumble |
(verb) fondle for sexual pleasure | - |
(verb) search blindly or uncertainly | - |
gyroscope | (noun) rotating mechanism in the form of a universally mounted spinning wheel that offers resistance to turns in any direction | Synonyms: gyro |
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heliotrope | (noun) green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood | Synonyms: bloodstone |
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hodoscope | (noun) (physics) scientific instrument that traces the path of a charged particle | - |
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hope | (noun) one of the three Christian virtues | - |
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(noun) grounds for feeling hopeful about the future | Synonyms: promise |
(noun) the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled | - |
(noun) a specific instance of feeling hopeful | - |
(noun) someone (or something) on which expectations are centered | - |
(verb) intend with some possibility of fulfilment | Synonyms: go for |
(verb) be optimistic; be full of hope; have hopes | - |
(verb) expect and wish | Synonyms: desire, trust |
horoscope | (noun) a diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and place | - |
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(noun) a prediction of someone's future based on the relative positions of the planets | - |
hygroscope | (noun) hygrometer that shows variations in the relative humidity of the atmosphere | - |
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hyperope | (noun) a person with hyperopia; a farsighted person | - |
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iconoscope | (noun) the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin | - |
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interlope | (verb) encroach on the rights of others, as in trading without a proper license | - |
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isotope | (noun) one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons | - |
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kaleidoscope | (noun) an optical toy in a tube; it produces symmetrical patterns as bits of colored glass are reflected by mirrors | - |
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(noun) a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes | - |
keratoscope | (noun) medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface | - |
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kinescope | (noun) a cathode-ray tube in a television receiver; translates the received signal into a picture on a luminescent screen | Synonyms: picture tube, television tube |
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laparoscope | (noun) a slender endoscope inserted through an incision in the abdominal wall in order to examine the abdominal organs or to perform minor surgery | - |
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laryngoscope | (noun) a medical instrument for examining the larynx | - |
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lope | (noun) a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop | Synonyms: canter |
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(noun) a slow pace of running | Synonyms: jog, trot |
(verb) run easily | - |
lycanthrope | (noun) a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf and back again | Synonyms: loup-garou, werewolf, wolfman |
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malope | (noun) western Mediterranean annual having deep purple-red flowers subtended by 3 large cordate bracts | Synonyms: Malope trifida |
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microscope | (noun) magnifier of the image of small objects | - |
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misanthrope | (noun) someone who dislikes people in general | Synonyms: misanthropist |
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mope | (noun) someone who wastes time | Synonyms: dallier, dilly-dallier, dillydallier, lounger |
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(verb) be apathetic, gloomy, or dazed | Synonyms: moon about, moon around |
(verb) move around slowly and aimlessly | Synonyms: mope around |
myope | (noun) a person with myopia; a nearsighted person | - |
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nephoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds | - |
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oesophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: esophagoscope |
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ophthalmoscope | (noun) medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye | - |
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orthoscope | (noun) an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea | - |
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oscilloscope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, scope |
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otoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, auroscope |
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periscope | (noun) an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
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phalarope | (noun) small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the Arctic and winter in the tropics | - |
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polariscope | (noun) an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light | Synonyms: polarimeter |
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pope | (noun) the head of the Roman Catholic Church | Synonyms: Bishop of Rome, Catholic Pope, Holy Father, pontiff, Roman Catholic Pope, Vicar of Christ |
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presbyope | (noun) a person with presbyopia; someone who is farsighted resulting from the progressive loss with aging of the elasticity of the crystalline lens | - |
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proctoscope | (noun) an endoscope for examining the rectum | - |
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pyrope | (noun) a deep red garnet used as a gemstone | - |
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pyroscope | (noun) a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object | Synonyms: optical pyrometer |
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radioisotope | (noun) a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially | - |
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rhinoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | - |
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roentgenoscope | (noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation | Synonyms: fluoroscope |
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rope | (noun) a strong line | - |
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(noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rophy |
(verb) fasten with a rope | Synonyms: leash |
(verb) catch with a lasso | Synonyms: lasso |
scope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope |
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(noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: telescope |
(noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach |
(noun) the state of the environment in which a situation exists | Synonyms: background, setting |
sigmoidoscope | (noun) an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon | Synonyms: flexible sigmoidoscope |
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slope | (noun) the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal | Synonyms: gradient |
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(noun) an elevated geological formation | Synonyms: incline, side |
(verb) be at an angle | Synonyms: incline, pitch |
spectroscope | (noun) an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | Synonyms: prism spectroscope |
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stanhope | (noun) a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat | - |
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statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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stereoscope | (noun) an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs | - |
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stethoscope | (noun) a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | - |
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stroboscope | (noun) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary | Synonyms: strobe, strobe light |
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synchronoscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchroscope |
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synchroscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope |
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syncope | (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncopation |
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(noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, faint, swoon |
tachistoscope | (noun) scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures | Synonyms: t-scope |
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telescope | (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: scope |
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(verb) make smaller or shorter | - |
(verb) crush together or collapse | - |
tightrope | (noun) tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground | - |
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tope | (noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | Synonyms: stupa |
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(verb) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic | Synonyms: drink |
towrope | (noun) (nautical) a rope used in towing | Synonyms: towing line, towing rope, towline |
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trope | (noun) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | Synonyms: figure, figure of speech, image |
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ultramicroscope | (noun) light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes | Synonyms: dark-field microscope |
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vaginoscope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: colposcope |
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