synod | (noun) a council convened to discuss ecclesiastical business | - |
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synoecious | (adjective) having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium | Synonyms: synoicous |
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synoicous | (adjective) having male and female reproductive organs mixed in the same gametoecium | Synonyms: synoecious |
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synonym | (noun) two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context | Synonyms: equivalent word |
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synonymist | (noun) a student of synonyms | - |
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synonymity | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning | Synonyms: synonymousness, synonymy |
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synonymous | (adjective) (of words) meaning the same or nearly the same | - |
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synonymously | (adverb) in a synonymous manner | - |
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synonymousness | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning | Synonyms: synonymity, synonymy |
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synonymy | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express the same meaning | Synonyms: synonymity, synonymousness |
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synopsis | (noun) a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory | Synonyms: abstract, outline, precis |
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synoptic | (adjective) presenting a summary or general view of a whole | - |
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(adjective) presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament | Synonyms: synoptical |
synoptical | (adjective) presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament | Synonyms: synoptic |
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synovia | (noun) viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. | Synonyms: synovial fluid |
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synovial | (adjective) relating to or secreting synovia | - |
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synovitis | (noun) inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines a synovial joint; results in pain and swelling | - |
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synovium | (noun) a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the joint capsule and secretes synovial fluid | Synonyms: synovial membrane |
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