| expect | (verb) be pregnant with | Synonyms: bear, carry, gestate, have a bun in the oven |
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| (verb) look forward to the birth of a child | - |
| (verb) regard something as probable or likely | Synonyms: anticipate |
| (verb) look forward to the probable occurrence of | Synonyms: await, look, wait |
| (verb) consider reasonable or due | - |
| (verb) consider obligatory; request and expect | Synonyms: ask, require |
| expectable | (adjective) to be expected | - |
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| expectancy | (noun) something expected (as on the basis of a norm) | Synonyms: anticipation |
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| (noun) an expectation | Synonyms: anticipation |
| expectant | (adjective) marked by eager anticipation | Synonyms: anticipant, anticipative |
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| (adjective) in an advanced stage of pregnancy | Synonyms: big, enceinte, gravid, great, heavy, large, with child |
| expectantly | (adverb) in an expectant manner | - |
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| expectation | (noun) belief about (or mental picture of) the future | Synonyms: outlook, prospect |
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| (noun) the sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values | Synonyms: arithmetic mean, expected value, first moment |
| (noun) the feeling that something is about to happen | - |
| (noun) anticipating with confidence of fulfillment | Synonyms: anticipation |
| expected | (adjective) considered likely or probable to happen or arrive | - |
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| expectedness | (noun) ordinariness as a consequence of being expected and not surprising | - |
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| (noun) the state of being that is commonly observed | Synonyms: commonness |
| expectorant | (noun) a medicine promoting expectoration | Synonyms: expectorator |
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| expectorate | (verb) discharge (phlegm or sputum) from the lungs and out of the mouth | Synonyms: cough out, cough up, spit out, spit up |
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| (verb) clear out the chest and lungs | Synonyms: clear out, drive out |
| expectoration | (noun) the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva) | Synonyms: spit, spitting |
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| (noun) the process of coughing up and spitting out | - |
| expectorator | (noun) a medicine promoting expectoration | Synonyms: expectorant |
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| (noun) a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth) | Synonyms: spitter |
| expedience | (noun) the quality of being suited to the end in view | Synonyms: expediency |
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| (noun) taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others | Synonyms: opportunism, self-interest, self-seeking |
| expediency | (noun) the quality of being suited to the end in view | Synonyms: expedience |
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| expedient | (adjective) serving to promote your interest | - |
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| (adjective) appropriate to a purpose; practical | - |
| (noun) a means to an end; not necessarily a principled or ethical one | - |
| expediently | (adverb) in an expedient manner | Synonyms: inadvisably |
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| expedite | (verb) speed up the progress of; facilitate | Synonyms: hasten |
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| (verb) process fast and efficiently | - |
| expedition | (noun) a journey organized for a particular purpose | - |
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| (noun) a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country | Synonyms: hostile expedition, military expedition |
| (noun) a journey taken for pleasure | Synonyms: excursion, jaunt, junket, outing, pleasure trip, sashay |
| (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expeditiousness |
| (noun) an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose | - |
| expeditionary | (adjective) (used of military forces) designed for military operations abroad | - |
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| expeditious | (adjective) marked by speed and efficiency | - |
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| expeditiously | (adverb) with efficiency; in an efficient manner | Synonyms: efficiently |
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| expeditiousness | (noun) the property of being prompt and efficient | Synonyms: despatch, dispatch, expedition |
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| expel | (verb) eliminate (a substance) | Synonyms: discharge, eject, exhaust, release |
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| (verb) cause to flee | Synonyms: rout, rout out |
| (verb) force to leave or move out | Synonyms: kick out, throw out |
| (verb) remove from a position or office | Synonyms: boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out |
| expelling | (noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body | Synonyms: discharge, emission |
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| expend | (verb) use up (resources or materials) | Synonyms: consume, deplete, eat, eat up, exhaust, run through, use, use up, wipe out |
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| (verb) pay out | Synonyms: drop, spend |
| expendable | (adjective) suitable to be expended | - |
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| (adjective) (used of funds) remaining after taxes | Synonyms: spendable |
| expender | (noun) someone who spends money to purchase goods or services | Synonyms: disburser, spender |
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| expending | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expenditure |
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| expenditure | (noun) the act of spending money for goods or services | Synonyms: expending |
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| (noun) the act of consuming something | Synonyms: consumption, using up |
| (noun) money paid out; an amount spent | Synonyms: outgo, outlay, spending |
| expense | (noun) a detriment or sacrifice | - |
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| (noun) amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures) | Synonyms: disbursal, disbursement |
| (noun) money spent to perform work and usually reimbursed by an employer | - |
| (verb) reduce the estimated value of something | Synonyms: write down, write off |
| expensive | (adjective) high in price or charging high prices | - |
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| expensively | (adverb) in an expensive manner | - |
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| expensiveness | (noun) the quality of being high-priced | - |
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| experience | (noun) the content of direct observation or participation in an event | - |
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| (noun) the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities | - |
| (noun) an event as apprehended | - |
| (verb) undergo | Synonyms: have |
| (verb) have firsthand knowledge of states, situations, emotions, or sensations | Synonyms: know, live |
| (verb) undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind | Synonyms: feel |
| (verb) go through (mental or physical states or experiences) | Synonyms: get, have, receive |
| (verb) undergo or live through a difficult experience | Synonyms: go through, see |
| experienced | (adjective) having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | Synonyms: experient |
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| experient | (adjective) having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation | Synonyms: experienced |
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| experiential | (adjective) relating to or resulting from experience | - |
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| (adjective) derived from experience or the experience of existence | Synonyms: existential |
| experiment | (noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | Synonyms: experimentation |
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| (noun) a venture at something new or different | - |
| (noun) the testing of an idea | Synonyms: experimentation |
| (verb) to conduct a test or investigation | - |
| (verb) try something new, as in order to gain experience | Synonyms: try out |
| experimental | (adjective) relating to or based on experiment | - |
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| (adjective) relying on observation or experiment | Synonyms: data-based, observational |
| (adjective) of the nature of or undergoing an experiment | - |
| experimentalism | (noun) an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation | - |
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| (noun) an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles | - |
| experimentally | (adverb) in an experimental fashion | Synonyms: by experimentation, through an experiment |
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| experimentation | (noun) the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation | Synonyms: experiment |
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| (noun) the testing of an idea | Synonyms: experiment |
| experimenter | (noun) a research worker who conducts experiments | - |
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| (noun) a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas | - |
| expert | (adjective) having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude | Synonyms: adept, good, practiced, proficient, skilful, skillful |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood | Synonyms: technical |
| (noun) a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully | - |
| expertise | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertness |
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| expertly | (adverb) in an expert manner | Synonyms: like an expert |
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| expertness | (noun) skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge | Synonyms: expertise |
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