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databank (noun): A database (collection of organized information in a regular structure)
Synonyms: data bank
breechblock (noun): The metal block that closes the breech of a breech-loading gun after insertion of the cartridge.
Synonyms: breech block
priapus (noun): An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.
sarsaparilla (noun): Any of various tropical (Central and South) American vines of the genus Smilax, such as Smilax aspera, which have fragrant roots.
Synonyms: sasparilla; sasaparilla; sarsparilla
sarsaparilla (noun): The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
Synonyms: sasparilla; sasaparilla; sarsparilla
sarsaparilla (noun): A beverage (soft drink) flavored with this root, such as root beer.
Synonyms: sasparilla; sasaparilla; sarsparilla
suero (noun): A condiment based on fermented milk, from Colombia's Caribbean coastal region.
puny (adj): Of inferior significance, size, or strength; ineffective, small, weak.
puny (adj): Alternative spelling of puisne Inferior in rank; specifically, of a judge: junior.
puny (noun): An inferior person; a subordinate; also, an insignificant person.
Example: (inferior person): ·
puny (noun): Alternative spelling of puisne A person who is not experienced; a beginner, a novice.
baretta (noun): Any of the genus Helietta of flowering plants in the citrus family Rutaceae.
checkerspot (noun): Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
tabun (noun): An extremely toxic nerve gas; a clear, tasteless liquid, molecular formula C₅H₁₁N₂O₂P.
Synonyms: GA
Hypernyms: nitrile; organophosphinate; anticholinesterase
tabun (noun): A clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom for stoking the fire.
Synonyms: taboon
cowbird (noun): Any bird of the genus Molothrus. The cowbirds are brood parasites.
voltigeur (noun): One of a picked company of skirmishers in each regiment of the French infantry during the Napoleonic Wars.
nereid (noun): One of 50 sea nymphs who were attendants upon Poseidon (Neptune), and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes in human form and sometimes with the tail of a fish.
Synonyms: clam worm; ragworm
nereid (noun): Alternative form of nereidid.
Synonyms: clam worm; ragworm
muenster (noun): A kind of soft white cheese.
Synonyms: Muenster; munster
underglaze (verb): To apply a decorative slip to the surface of pottery before glazing.
quiescence (noun): The action of bringing something to rest or making it quiescent; the action of coming to rest or to a quiescent state.
buchi (noun): Jian dui; sesame ball.
Synonyms: butchi
helleborine (noun): Any of a number of species of orchid of the genera Epipactis and Cephalanthera.
specious (adj): Seemingly well-reasoned, plausible or true, but actually fallacious.
specious (adj): Employing fallacious but deceptively plausible arguments; deceitful.
specious (adj): Having an attractive appearance intended to generate a favorable response; deceptively attractive.
polydactyly (noun): A condition in which a person or animal has more than the usual number of digits (fingers or toes) on at least one of their hands or feet.
fanboy (noun): A male fan who is obsessive about a particular subject (especially, something or someone in popular entertainment media).
Synonyms: fanboi
fanboy (verb): To worship, support, drool over the object of affection; to be a fanboy.
Synonyms: fanboi
townsman (noun): A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town.
Example: Coordinate term: country dweller
townsman (noun): A resident of a university town, as opposed to a scholar at the university; a townie.
conciliate (verb): To reconcile (discordant theories, demands etc.); to make compatible, bring together.
conciliate (verb): To make calm and content, or regain the goodwill of; to placate.
metonymy (noun): The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify the entire object, concept, phenomenon or a related object.
Example: Coordinate term: metaphor
lodestar (noun): A star used as a navigation reference, particularly a pole star such as Polaris.
Synonyms: loadstar; lode starre (16th century); cynosure; guiding star
lodestar (noun): A guiding tenet or principle.
Synonyms: loadstar; lode starre (16th century); cynosure; guiding star
lodestar (noun): A calculated amount to award as attorney's fees derived by multiplying the reasonable number of hours spent working on a case by the reasonable hourly billing rate.
Synonyms: loadstar; lode starre (16th century); cynosure; guiding star
jiffy (noun): A very short, unspecified length of time.
Synonyms: moment; jif; mo; sec; second
Example: I’ll be back in a jiffy.
jiffy (noun): A unit of time defined by the frequency of its basic timer – historically, and by convention, 0.01 of a second, but some computer operating systems use other values.
Synonyms: moment; jif; mo; sec; second
jiffy (noun): The length of an alternating current power cycle (1/60 or 1/50 of a second).
Synonyms: moment; jif; mo; sec; second
bluet (noun): Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae
bluet (noun): Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably Houstonia and Oldenlandiopsis.
dhak (noun): Butea monosperma, a tree of southern Asia.
Synonyms: dhawk; dawk
dhak (noun): An Indian percussion instrument, a large membranophone.
Synonyms: dhawk; dawk
doorkeeper (noun): The person in charge of an entryway, sometimes just a doorman, sometimes something more.
Synonyms: door-keeper
superscalar (adj): Implementing instruction-level parallelism within a single processor, thereby allowing faster throughput than would otherwise be possible at the same clock speed.
jackhammer (noun): A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.
Synonyms: pneumatic drill
racemose (adj): Having flowers arranged along a single central axis, as in a raceme, spike, or catkin.
lunchroom (noun): A room designated as a place to eat lunch.
Synonyms: comfort room; cafeteria; break room
lunchroom (noun): A diner or small restaurant that serves lunch.
Synonyms: comfort room; cafeteria; break room
skyhook (noun): A helicopter that lifts and transports heavy objects suspended by a heavy cable.
bookend (noun): A heavy object or moveable support placed at one or both ends of a row of books for the purpose of keeping them upright.
replant (verb): To plant again, especially to plant in a different place, using different plants, or in a different design.
hematopoiesis (noun): The process by which blood cells are produced.
Synonyms: hæmatopœsis; hematogenesis; haematopoiesis
metabotropic (adj): Describing a neurotransmitter or cell receptor whose action is mediated by metabolic functions (e.g. enzyme activation)
wrangle (verb): Followed by out of: to elicit (something) from a person by arguing or bargaining.
wrangle (verb): To speak or write (something) in an argumentative or contentious manner.
wrangle (noun): Angry disputation; noisy quarrelling.
Example: Wrangle and bloodshed followed thence.
rashly (adv): In a rash manner; hastily or without due consideration; with precipitation.
vanillin (noun): A chemical compound, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, that is the primary constituent of vanilla.
vanillin (noun): Synthetic compound used as a substitute for the extract of the vanilla bean.
assemblymember (noun): A person who serves as a member of an assembly.
Synonyms: assemblyman; assemblywoman; assemblyperson
grandiosity (noun): The state of being grandiose (pompous or pretentious).
bever (noun): A snack or light refreshment between meals.
Example: Thirty meals a day and ten bevers.
deglaciation (noun): The removal of all glacial land ice from a region, usually by melting.
Synonyms: deglacierization
extrovert (noun): An extroverted person: one who is outgoing, sociable, and concerned with outer affairs.
Synonyms: extravert
Antonyms: introvert
extrovert (adj): Alternative form of extroverted: outgoing.
Synonyms: extravert
darknet (noun): A network of computers that can only be accessed using special software, configuration, or authorization, usually characterized by the anonymization of users, participating hosts, or both.
aspis (noun): A prominent ring of thickened exine around a pore on a pollen grain
dooly (noun): A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying people or things; a palanquin.
Synonyms: doolee; dooley; doolie; dhooley; dhoolie
everlast (verb): To last always or forever; to continue, endure, or remain.
cholestasis (noun): The suppression of the flow of bile caused by an obstruction associated with the liver.
dugway (noun): A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the surface of the land.
miaphysite (adj): Of or pertaining to Miaphysitism; maintaining that Christ has a single, though composite, nature.
miaphysite (noun): A believer in Miaphysitism, (specifically) a member of the Oriental Orthodox Church.
minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
Synonyms: minom
minim (noun): A unit of volume, in the Imperial and U.S. customary systems, 1⁄60 fluid drachm. Approximately equal to 1 drop, 62 μL or 0.9 grain (weight) of water.
Synonyms: minom
minim (noun): A short vertical stroke used in handwriting.
Synonyms: minom
diglossia (noun): The coexistence in a given population of two closely related native languages or dialects, one of which is regarded as more prestigious than the other; the similar coexistence of two unrelated languages.
Synonyms: diglossy
Example: Coordinate term: digraphia
diglossia (noun): The presence of a cleft or doubled tongue.
Synonyms: diglossy
paddlefish (noun): Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
hemochromatosis (noun): A metabolic disorder causing iron deposits in the body, also called bronze diabetes.
Synonyms: hematochromatosis; hæmochromatosis; haematochromatosis; hæmatochromatosis; haemochromatosis
Hypernyms: hyperferremia
intertemporal (adj): Describing any relationship between past, present and future events or conditions.
frogman (noun): A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).
frogman (noun): A military diver, e.g. a US Navy SEAL.
loper (noun): A swivel placed at one end of the ropewalk, with the whirl being at the opposite end.
loper (noun): A wolf, especially a grey or timber wolf.
Synonyms: list in loafer
medroxyprogesterone (noun): A synthetic progesterone C₂₂H₃₂O₃ that is administered by injection as a long-acting contraceptive or is taken orally especially to treat amenorrhea and abnormal uterine bleeding and in conjunction with estrogen to relieve the symptoms of menopause and prevent osteoporosis.
vitalism (noun): The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.
preen (noun): A forked tool used by clothiers for dressing cloth.
Synonyms: prin
preen (verb): To groom; to trim or dress the feathers with the beak.
preen (verb): To spend time making oneself attractive and admiring one's appearance, e.g. in front of a mirror.
preen (verb): To show off, posture, or smarm.
Example: He preened under her compliments.
nephron (noun): The basic structural and functional unit of the kidney, which filters the blood in order to regulate chemical concentrations, and thereby produces urine.
semiannual (adj): Biannual: occurring twice a year
Synonyms: biannual
semiannual (noun): Something occurring twice each year.
Synonyms: biannual
kunya (noun): An epithet in Arabic names, typically deriving from the name of the bearer's first-born son.
Hypernyms: teknonym
redback (noun): A venomous spider, Latrodectus hasselti, endemic to Australia.
Synonyms: red-back; redback spider; red back
redback (noun): A brown and white sandpiper (Calidris alpina), native to the Northern Hemisphere; the dunlin.
Synonyms: red-back; redback spider; red back
redback (noun): the yuan (CNY), the currency of the People's Republic of China (Red Chinese money)
Synonyms: red-back; red back
bipartisanship (noun): In the context of a two-party system, especially in the United States, cooperation between the competing political parties; governing in a bipartisan manner
Synonyms: copartisanship
superheterodyne (adj): Pertaining to a technique used in radio and television receivers to tune to a particular frequency, or to receivers using such a technique.
dhobi (noun): A laundryman or washerman, or laundrywoman or washerwoman.
Synonyms: dobie; dhoby; dhobie
koha (noun): The koel (Eudynamys), a genus of cuckoos from Asia, Australia, and the Pacific with a distinctive loud call; specifically, the Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus).
argot (noun): A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
argot (noun): The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
sciatica (noun): Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, characterised by pain radiating down through the buttocks and the back of the thigh.
polyploid (adj): Having more than the usual number of complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell.
multifarious (adj): Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; made up of many differing parts.
multifarious (adj): In which a party or a cause of action has been improperly or wrongfully joined together in the same suit, as in a misjoinder, perhaps as a result of a joinder of unrelated, distinct, independent parties or matters.
kinetochore (noun): The protein structure in eukaryotes which assembles on the centromere and links the chromosome to microtubule polymers from the mitotic spindle during mitosis.
kepi (noun): A cap with a flat circular top and a visor, particularly associated with French uniforms.
Synonyms: képi
kattan (noun): The waste selvage in silk weaving, used for stringing ornaments.
capitation (noun): A system of remuneration for providers of health care, in which providers enroll patients as permanent clients and receive a fixed periodic payment for each enrollee.
inkpot (noun): A pot for holding ink; inkwell.
Synonyms: ink pot; ink-pot
hadrosaurid (noun): Any of the family Hadrosauridae of duck-billed dinosaurs; a hadrosaur.
catecholamine (noun): Any of a class of aromatic amines derived from pyrocatechol that are hormones produced by the adrenal gland.
Synonyms: catecholamine
Hypernyms: benzenediol; hormone
blak (adj): Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander).
Synonyms: Blak
Example: blak identity
whitefly (noun): Any of various small insects of the family Aleyrodidae that have long wings, and a white body; often a garden pest
cleantech (noun): Technologies that support increased productivity or profitability while also reducing resource consumption or pollution.
andro (noun): A Meitei traditional type of alcoholic beverage or drink, originated from Andro village, Manipur, India.
spurfowl (noun): Any of three species of bird in the genus Galloperdix, of south Asia, and of the numerous species of Pternistis, of Africa, of the pheasant family Phasianidae.
shantytown (noun): An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
Synonyms: Hooverville; slum; shanty town
hypercalcemia (noun): The presence of an unusually high concentration of calcium in the blood.
Synonyms: hypercalcaemia
Antonyms: eucalcemia; hypocalcemia
Hypernyms: dyscalcemia
infraspecific (adj): pertaining to a taxon at a rank lower than species, such as subspecies (in certain kingdoms only), strains, and varieties.
kingsnake (noun): Any of various colubrid snakes of the genus Lampropeltis.
microflora (noun): Microscopic plant life, especially the bacterial colonies found in the gut of normal, healthy animals and humans.
dishonestly (adv): In a dishonest manner.
Antonyms: honestly
reanimation (noun): The act of reanimating; a second or subsequent animation.
Synonyms: re-animation
royally (adv): In a royal manner; in a manner having to do with royalty.
extrasensory (adj): Of or relating to extrasensory perception.
Synonyms: extra-sensory
milkmaid (noun): A girl or young woman who milks the cows on a farm.
Synonyms: milk-maid
baroclinic (adj): Describing an atmospheric system in which the isobars are at an angle to the isopycnals or isotherms, in which the density of the air depends upon the pressure and the temperature.
doujinshi (noun): A fan-produced work, especially a manga, anime, or video game.
Synonyms: dōjinshi; dojinshi
olpe (noun): Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
pester (verb): To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
Synonyms: badger; bug; hound
Example: He pestered me with questions.
pester (verb): To crowd together thickly.
Synonyms: badger; bug; hound
histopathological (adj): Of or pertaining to histopathology
Synonyms: pathohistological
Hypernyms: pathological; histological
illusive (adj): Subject to or pertaining to an illusion, often used in the sense of an unrealistic expectation or an unreachable goal or outcome.
Synonyms: illusory
tipple (noun): An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.
tipple (noun): An apparatus for unloading railroad freight cars by tipping them; the place where this is done.
Example: Alternative form: tippler
hardscrabble (adj): Requiring much work to farm, and ultimately not very productive.
Synonyms: hard-scrabble
Example: his hardscrabble peanut farm
hardscrabble (adj): Involving hard work and struggle.
Synonyms: hard-scrabble
Example: He leads a hardscrabble existence.
scopolamine (noun): A poisonous alkaloid C₁₇H₂₁NO₄ similar to atropine that is found in various solanaceous plants and is used for its anticholinergic effects (such as preventing nausea in motion sickness and inducing mydriasis).
canasta (noun): A card game similar to rummy and played using two packs, where the object is to meld groups of the same rank.
biotope (noun): A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
biotope (noun): a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
evacuee (noun): A person who has been evacuated, especially a civilian evacuated from a dangerous place in time of war
azurite (noun): A blue vitreous mineral; a basic hydrated copper carbonate, with the chemical formula Cu²⁺₃(CO₃)₂(OH)₂, used since antiquity as a blue pigment or ores to extract metallic copper.
lenis (adj): Weakly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiced; especially as compared to the others of a group of homorganic consonants.
hermaphroditism (noun): Being able to reproduce as both male and female, either simultaneously (simultaneous hermaphrodtism or cosexuality) or sequentially (sequantial hermahprodtism or dichogamy).
Synonyms: hermaphrodism; intersex; intersexuality; dichogamous; cosexual
hermaphroditism (noun): Historically used to describe intersex people with intermediate sex characteristics and/or pseudohermaphroditism, now considered a slur
Synonyms: hermaphrodism; intersex; intersexuality; dichogamous; cosexual
kiddush (noun): A blessing recited over wine or grape juice in commemoration of the sanctity of the Shabbat or other Jewish holy day.
metalloproteinase (noun): Any of several proteinases that have a metal atom (often zinc) at their active centre
galliard (noun): A lively dance, popular in 16th- and 17th-century Europe.
Synonyms: gaillard
galliard (noun): The triple-time music for this dance.
Synonyms: gaillard
galliard (noun): A brisk, merry person.
Synonyms: gaillard
galliard (adj): Gay; brisk; active.
Synonyms: gaillard
biomaterial (noun): A nonviable, biocompatible material used in a medical device, intended to interact with biological systems or to evaluate, treat, augment, or replace any tissue, organ, or function of the body.
hyperreal (adj): Of or pertaining to philosophical hyperreality; perceivable as real by consciousness, though potentially unreal.
hyperreal (adj): Belonging to an extension of the real numbers containing those that cannot be produced by repeatedly adding 1; hence infinite.
hirsutism (noun): Excessive and increased hair growth in locations where terminal hair is normally minimal or absent.
kinetoscope (noun): An early device for exhibiting motion pictures, creating the illusion of movement from a strip of perforated film bearing sequential images that is conveyed over a light source with a high-speed shutter.
kinetoscope (noun): An instrument for illustrating the production of kinematic curves by the combination of circular movements of different radii.
panchromatic (adj): sensitive to a wide range of wavelengths of light, typically most of the visible spectrum
Hypernyms: chromatic
copyrightable (adj): Able to be protected by copyright law.
Antonyms: uncopyrightable
unicolorous (adj): Having a single color.
Synonyms: monochromatic; unicolourous
photoacoustic (adj): of, or relating to photoacoustics
Synonyms: optoacoustic
quintic (adj): Of or relating to the fifth degree, such as a quintic polynomial which has the form ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f=0 (containing a term with the independent variable raised to the fifth power).
quintic (noun): a quintic polynomial: ax⁵+bx⁴+cx³+dx²+ex+f
holin (noun): Any of a diverse group of small proteins produced by dsDNA bacteriophages in order to trigger and control the degradation of the host's cell wall at the end of the lytic cycle.
unthank (noun): Lack or absence of thanks or thankfulness; thanklessness; unthankfulness; ill-will.
unthank (verb): To recant; unsay, as what has been said by way of acknowledgement.
unthank (verb): To undo or retract one's thankfulness; negate, cancel, or revoke one's thanks.
hypocaust (noun): An underfloor space or flue through which heat from a furnace passes to heat the floor of a room or a bath.
Synonyms: floor heating; hippocaust; underfloor heating
hypocaust (noun): An underfloor heating system, even without such an underfloor space or flue, as adapted for modern housing.
Synonyms: floor heating; hippocaust; underfloor heating
exome (noun): The complete exon content of an organism or individual; the subset of the genome that excludes introns.
Hypernyms: genome
digression (noun): An aside, an act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing.
Synonyms: digressio; ecbole; disgression; degression
digression (noun): The act of straying from the main subject in speech or writing, (rhetoric) particularly for rhetorical effect.
Synonyms: digressio; ecbole; disgression; degression
digression (noun): A deviancy, a sin or error, an act of straying from the path of righteousness or a general rule.
Synonyms: digressio; ecbole; disgression; degression
ductwork (noun): The system of ducts in a particular building.
Synonyms: duct-work; duct work
pintle (noun): A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
Synonyms: pintel
pintle (noun): An iron pin used to control recoil of a cannon or around which a gun carriage revolves.
Synonyms: pintel
expunge (verb): To delete permanently (e-mail etc.) that was previously marked for deletion but still stored.
myelogenous (adj): Originating in, or produced by, bone marrow
Synonyms: myeloid
dunker (noun): A biscuit that is suitable for dunking in a cup of tea.
curvaceous (adj): Having shapely and voluptuous curves; curvy.
Synonyms: curvacious; voluptuous
pollan (noun): A freshwater fish, Coregonus pollan, resembling a herring
syncytial (adj): Of or pertaining to a syncytium.
Synonyms: syncytical
syncytial (adj): Characterized by interdependence and a sense of mutual identity.
Synonyms: syncytical
commendam (noun): A vacant benefice commended to a cleric until an incumbent was provided.
embolization (noun): A nonsurgical, minimally invasive procedure that affects the selective occlusion of blood vessels by purposely introducing emboli.
Synonyms: embolisation
sloper (noun): Something which angles or slopes, as distinguished from one that is verticle or horizontal.
sloper (noun): A climbing hold that has a smooth surface and sloping shape, making it difficult to hold.
sloper (noun): A custom-fitted basic pattern from which patterns for many different styles can be created.
hindgut (noun): The caudal part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, including the colon and the rectum, in humans and some other animals.
Hypernyms: gut; alimentary canal; digestive tract; gastrointestinal tract
hindgut (noun): The developed counterpart in the adult: the most distal part of the alimentary canal, which in humans is generally defined as comprising the distal third of the transverse colon, the splenic flexure, descending colon, sigmoid colon, and anorectal junction.
Hypernyms: gut; alimentary canal; digestive tract; gastrointestinal tract
shallot (noun): Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family. Allium ascalonium.
shallot (noun): Any vegetable of certain species in the onion family. Allium oschaninii.
photoperiod (noun): The normal duration of natural daylight experienced by an organism; daylength
Synonyms: day; daytime; daylength
Antonyms: scotoperiod; nighttime
cottonmouth (noun): An oral dryness often associated with certain medicines and recreational drugs.
Synonyms: xerostomia; dry mouth
cottonmouth (noun): A snake, Agkistrodon piscivorus, the water moccasin.
Synonyms: xerostomia; dry mouth
cottonmouth (noun): A snake, Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen, the northern copperhead.
Synonyms: xerostomia; dry mouth
vinca (noun): Any of several evergreen shrubs, of the genus Vinca, including the periwinkle
samphire (noun): One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia)
samphire (noun): One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to produce ash used to make soda glass.
samphire (noun): One of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible Rock samphire (Crithmum maritimum).
pinfold (noun): An open enclosure for animals, especially an area where stray animals were rounded up if their owners failed to properly supervise their use of common grazing land.
Synonyms: penfold
pinfold (verb): To confine (animals) in a pinfold.
Synonyms: penfold
leglock (noun): A joint lock directed at the ankle, knee, or hip joint.
Synonyms: leg lock
leglock (verb): Wraps one's legs around another, locking them between one's legs and body. This term is mainly used in a sexual sense.
Synonyms: leg lock
tighthead (noun): prop who plays on the right-hand side of the front row of the scrum, such that in a scrum, their head is tightly bound between those of the opposing hooker and loosehead
authenticator (noun): One who, or something which, authenticates, as: An app that uses applied cryptography to prove someone's identity to a network connection.
authenticator (noun): One who, or something which, authenticates, as: A feature that shows something to be authentic.
authenticator (noun): One who, or something which, authenticates, as: A person employed to check the accuracy and realism of a script.
saxicolous (adj): Growing on, or living among rocks or stones
Synonyms: lithophyte
teratogenic (adj): Of, relating to, malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
Synonyms: teratogenetic
teratogenic (adj): Causing malformations or defects to an embryo or fetus.
Synonyms: teratogenetic
biller (noun): One who bills (caresses in fondness), in the context of billing and cooing.
syrupy (adj): Having the taste or consistency of syrup.
Synonyms: sirupy
phosphodiester (noun): any of many biologically active compounds in which two alcohols form ester bonds with phosphate
phosphodiester (noun): any phospholipid, such as lecithin, that has two ester groups
nonexistence (noun): The state of not existing.
Synonyms: non-existence; inexistence
tonneau (noun): The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.
tonneau (noun): An old-style open passenger vehicle with a tonneau (rear compartment with seats).
indecisiveness (noun): The condition of being indecisive.
Antonyms: decisiveness
heteronormativity (noun): The assumption that all human beings are either male or female in both sex and gender, and that sexual and romantic attraction and activity only occurs, or is only normal, between people of different sexes.
southcentral (adj): Relating to the central part of a southern region.
Synonyms: south central
tontine (noun): A form of investment in which, on the death of an investor, his share is divided amongst the other investors.
kaymakam (noun): A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly An Ottoman official who acted as grand vizier and governor of Constantinople during any absence or illness of the incumbent.
Synonyms: chaimacon; chaymacan; chaymacham; caymacam; caimacam
kaymakam (noun): A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly An Ottoman official who acted as beylerbey of Egypt between regular appointments.
Synonyms: chaimacon; chaymacan; chaymacham; caymacam; caimacam
kaymakam (noun): A lieutenant or deputy in various Turkish contexts, particularly An Ottoman official who acted as hospodar of Moldavia or Wallachia during any absence or illness of the incumbent.
Synonyms: chaimacon; chaymacan; chaymacham; caymacam; caimacam
fascinate (verb): To evoke an intense interest or attraction in someone.
Example: The flickering TV fascinated the cat.
fascinate (verb): To be irresistibly charming or attractive to.
Example: Her gait fascinates all men.
hyperpolarization (noun): The act or process of hyperpolarizing.
Antonyms: depolarization; hypopolarization
haseki (noun): The chief consort of an Ottoman sultan; later, any of several consorts of the sultan.
synapomorphy (noun): A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry.
Antonyms: plesiomorphy
hoofed (adj): Having a hoof or hooves; ungulate.
Synonyms: hooved
hoofed (verb): simple past and past participle of hoof
Synonyms: hooved
adjunction (noun): Given a pair of categories 𝒞 and 𝒟: an anti-parallel pair of functors F:𝒞→𝒟 and G:𝒟→𝒞 and a natural transformation η: mbox id_C→GF called “unit” such that for any object A∈𝒞, for any object B∈𝒟, and for any morphism f:A→GB, there is a unique morphism g:FA→B such that Gg∘η_A=f. (Note: there is another natural transformation called “counit” as well but its existence may be derived by theorem.) The pair of functors express a similarity between the pair of categories which is weaker than that of an equivalence of categories.
nominalism (noun): A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.
Antonyms: realism
barma (noun): A regal Russian mantle or neckpiece made of gold, encrusted with diamonds and other gems.
hosier (noun): One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven like hose.
Example: William Blake's father was a hosier.
disyllabic (adj): Comprising two syllables.
Synonyms: dissyllabic; bisyllabic
disyllabic (noun): a word consisting of two syllables
Synonyms: dissyllabic
residencia (noun): In Spanish countries, a court or trial held by a newly elected official, such as the governor of a province, to examine the conduct of a predecessor.
electroclash (noun): A music style from the late 1990s fusing dance music, punk and electronic.
tch (intj): a representation of the dental click used to show disapproval or disgust; tut, tsk
deplore (verb): To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
Synonyms: condemn; bewail
deplore (verb): To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
Synonyms: condemn; bewail
deplore (verb): To regard as hopeless; to give up.
Synonyms: condemn; bewail
interpretable (adj): Capable of being interpreted or explained.
Synonyms: interprable; interperable
ilkhan (noun): A provincial khan (originally of the Mongol Empire), especially in Iran between the 13th and 14th centuries.
Synonyms: il-khan; ilqan; il-qan
neurite (noun): Any projection from the body of a neuron; either a dendrite or an axon
reiki (noun): A Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.
thermos (noun): A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents
Synonyms: vacuum flask; thermal flask; thermos flask
bagasse (noun): The residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted.
Synonyms: megasse; megass
sene (noun): A unit of currency equivalent to a hundredth of a Samoan tala.
maremma (noun): A Maremma Sheepdog or Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog.
harmattan (noun): A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
propranolol (noun): A synthetic compound which acts as a beta blocker and is used mainly in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia.
hypermethylation (noun): an increase in the epigenetic methylation of cytosine and adenosine residues in DNA.
Antonyms: hypomethylation
blackshirt (noun): A uniformed member of a paramilitary wing of the Italian Fascist Party.
Synonyms: Blackshirt
blackshirt (noun): Any member of a fascist party.
Synonyms: Blackshirt
chir (noun): a freshwater whitefish species that lives in the Arctic-draining basins of Eurasia and North America, also known as schokur or broad whitefish
mesial (adj): Pertaining to the midline of the body.
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
mesial (adj): Facing the side of a tooth which faces the middle of the jaw.
Antonyms: antonym(s) of
contortionist (noun): An acrobat who is capable of twisting their body into unusual positions.
throaty (adj): Produced in the throat; having a rough or coarse quality like a sound produced in the throat.
Example: A throaty cough.
throaty (adj): Having a dewlap or excess skin hanging under the neck. (of livestock or dogs)
sparkly (adj): giving off sparks, or small flashes of light; glittery
Synonyms: fizzy; bubblesome; effervescent; sparkling
sparkly (adj): lively and high-spirited
Synonyms: fizzy; bubblesome; effervescent; sparkling
sparkly (adj): bubbly or effervescent
Synonyms: fizzy; bubblesome; effervescent; sparkling
resveratrol (noun): A phenolic substance, 3,5,4'-trihydroxystilbene, a stilbenoid and phytoalexin, that is found in some fruits and nuts, and in red wine, and is reputed to have some beneficial properties for humans.
brach (noun): A hound; especially a female hound used for hunting, a bitch hound.
Synonyms: bitch
brach (noun): A despicable or disagreeable woman.
Synonyms: bitch
tonner (noun): A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.
oldie (noun): A song or record from a previous era.
Synonyms: classic hit
oldie (noun): The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras.
Synonyms: classic hit
Example: an oldies radio station
recordkeeping (noun): The creation, collection and management of records, especially of a business or governmental nature.
Synonyms: record-keeping
gallet (noun): A splinter of stone inserted into the wet mortar of masonry.
Synonyms: galet
tuppence (noun): Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).
treecreeper (noun): Any of various small passerine birds of the family Certhiidae which live in woodlands throughout the Northern hemisphere.
Synonyms: tree-creeper
vihuela (noun): A guitar-like string instrument of 15th- and 16th-century Spain, usually with six courses or sets of strings (twelve strings in total).
vihuela (noun): A guitar-like string instrument of 19th-century Mexico with five strings, typically played in mariachi bands.
prob (noun): Clipping of problem.
Example: No prob, I'll fix it tomorrow.
holonomy (noun): Given a smooth closed curve C on a surface M, and picking any point P on that curve, the holonomy of C in M is the angle by which some vector turns as it is parallel transported along the curve C from point P all the way around and back to point P.
antshrike (noun): Any of several passerine bird species of various genera in the antbird (Thamnophilidae) family.
omkar (noun): The symbol ॐ that represents the syllable “om” or “aum”.
fondue (noun): A dish made of melted cheese, or chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.
Example: a Swiss fondue
malleability (noun): The quality or state of being malleable.
Antonyms: friability; brittleness
malleability (noun): The property by virtue of which a material can be extended in all directions without rupture by the application of load; a material's ability to be bent, formed, or shaped without cracking or breaking.
Antonyms: friability; brittleness
malleability (noun): a property of a cryptographic algorithms in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
Antonyms: friability; brittleness
invigorate (verb): To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to.
Synonyms: invigourate; envigourate; envigorate
Example: Exercise is invigorating.
invigorate (verb): To heighten or intensify.
Synonyms: invigourate; envigourate; envigorate
invigorate (verb): To give life or energy to.
Synonyms: invigourate; envigourate; envigorate
Example: The cold water invigorated him.
prelim (noun): Clipping of preliminary examination; a type of exam sat at the end of the first year of most undergraduate degrees.
lammy (noun): A thick quilted jumper or duffel coat worn outdoors in cold weather by sailors.
Synonyms: lammie
moneymaker (noun): Someone or something that earns or makes money; anything lucrative or profitable.
Synonyms: money maker; money-maker
moneymaker (noun): (usually a woman's) butt, ass, rear end
Synonyms: money maker; money-maker
moneymaker (noun): A lady’s breast.
Synonyms: money maker; money-maker
thioester (noun): Any of several classes of organic compound in which one or both oxygen atoms of an ester group are replaced by those of sulfur
unrecoverable (adj): Not recoverable; that cannot be recovered.
Synonyms: irrecoverable
unrecoverable (adj): From which recovery is not possible.
Synonyms: irrecoverable
demonization (noun): The act of demonizing.
Synonyms: demonisation
transcendentalist (noun): Any of a group of philosophers who assert that true knowledge is obtained by faculties of the mind that transcend sensory experience; those who exalt intuition above empirical knowledge and ordinary mentation. Used in modern times of some post-Kantian German philosophers, and of the school of Emerson.
multiuser (adj): Of an operating system, etc., having capabilities for serving many users simultaneously.
Synonyms: multi-user
Antonyms: single-user
golpe (noun): A roundel purpure (purple circular spot).
Synonyms: golp
tumbledown (adj): in disrepair; poorly maintained
Synonyms: tumble-down; ramshackle
cohost (noun): A joint host alongside another (compare costar).
Synonyms: co-host
cohost (verb): To store data or applications on a shared server (as in web hosting).
Synonyms: co-host
nanomedicine (noun): The use of nanotechnology for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease.
diazo (adj): Containing a pair of double bonded nitrogen atoms, typically directly attached to an aryl group.
diazo (noun): Any compound of this type.
Example: Some diazos are dyes.
henceforward (adv): from now on; from this time on
Synonyms: henceforwards see also Thesaurus:henceforth; henceforth
nusach (noun): The melody used for the service, depending on when it is being conducted.
jujube (noun): The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
Synonyms: masau; Indian date; jujubean; Chinkee apple; juju bean
jujube (noun): A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
Synonyms: masau; Indian date; jujubean; Chinkee apple; juju bean
jujube (noun): The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
Synonyms: masau; Indian date; jujubean; Chinkee apple; juju bean
chromaticity (noun): An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
piggery (noun): A place, such as a farm, where pigs are kept or raised.
dynast (noun): A ruler or governor, especially a hereditary ruler or someone who founded or is part of a dynasty.
indolence (noun): A state in which one feels no pain or is indifferent to it; a lack of any feeling.
cantorial (adj): Of, pertaining to, or in the fashion of a cantor
Example: a recording of cantorial song
gorno (noun): A film which uses gratuitous, intentionally over-the-top violence in combination with overly sexual themes to attract audiences.
miniskirt (noun): A short skirt with its hemline well above the knees, generally at mid-thigh level.
Synonyms: mini skirt; mini-skirt
kermes (noun): Any of several insects of the genus Kermes.
Synonyms: chermes; chermez; kermez
kermes (noun): A crimson dye made from the crushed bodies of these insects.
Synonyms: chermes; chermez; kermez
polarising (verb): present participle and gerund of polarise
Synonyms: polarizing
surgeonfish (noun): Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae. They bear erectile, scalpel-like, dangerously sharp spines on either side of the caudal peduncle.
weka (noun): The Lord Howe woodhen or woodhen, a flightless bird of New Zealand.
nait (noun): Use; profit; foredeal; advantage.
Synonyms: nate
cytidine (noun): A nucleoside consisting of cytosine linked to ribose, occurring in human RNA
moonbeam (noun): A shaft of moonlight.
Synonyms: moon-beam; moon ray; moon beam
Example: A moonbeam pierced the heavy cloud!
moonbeam (noun): Moonlight generally.
Synonyms: moon-beam; moon ray; moon beam
moonbeam (noun): Any of various Australasian lycaenid butterflies of the genus Philiris.
Synonyms: moon-beam; moon ray; moon beam
schlock (noun): Commodity that is shoddy or inferior.
Synonyms: shlock
suckle (verb): To give suck to; to nurse at the breast, udder, or dugs.
Example: A relief of a goat suckling her young.
scena (noun): An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.
revetment (noun): A layer of stone, concrete, or other hard material supporting the side of an embankment.
revetment (noun): An ornamental facing, as on a common masonry wall, of marble, face brick, tiles, etc.
diegetic (adj): Of or relating to diegesis.
Synonyms: narrative
Antonyms: commentative; nondiegetic
diegetic (adj): Occurring as part of the action (rather than as background), and able to be heard by the film's characters.
Synonyms: narrative
Antonyms: commentative; nondiegetic
alkoxide (noun): Any organic compound derived from an alcohol by replacement of a hydrogen atom with a metal or other cationic species
amyl (noun): Ellipsis of amyl nitrite.
Synonyms: amyle
piperidine (noun): An alicyclic heterocycle, containing 5 carbon atoms and one nitrogen atom, formally derived by the hydrogenation of pyridine; many of its derivatives are alkaloids or pharmaceuticals
brogue (noun): A strong dialectal accent. In Ireland it used to be a term for Irish spoken with a strong English accent, but gradually changed to mean English spoken with a strong Irish accent as English control of Ireland gradually increased and Irish waned as the standard language.
Synonyms: brogan
brogue (noun): A strong Oxford shoe, with ornamental perforations and wing tips.
Synonyms: brogan
wigman (noun): Among the Huli people of Papua New Guinea, a male warrior who grows his hair long in order to weave it into a ceremonial wig.
radiosurgery (noun): The use of a directed beam of X-rays or other ionizing radiation to destroy diseased tissue.
reelin (noun): A protein that helps to regulate processes of neuronal migration and positioning in the developing brain.
consumptive (adj): Having a tendency to consume; dissipating; destructive; wasteful.
Example: a long consumptive war
consumptive (adj): Relating to pulmonary tuberculosis.
Example: consumptive cough
hornpipe (noun): A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
hornpipe (noun): A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
cardinalfish (noun): Any of the family Apogonidae of mostly marine ray-finned fishes.
quattrocento (noun): The 1400s, the fifteenth-century Renaissance Italian period.
oes (noun): Small circle-shaped sequins of precious metal sewn to clothing for decorative effect, popular in the 17th century.
Synonyms: owes
totient (noun): The number of positive integers not greater than a specified integer that are relatively prime to it.
scamper (verb): To run lightly and quickly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.
Example: The dog scampered after the squirrel.
professionalize (verb): To make something professional
Synonyms: professionalise
Antonyms: unprofessionalize; deprofessionalize
professionalize (verb): To advance an occupation to the level of a profession.
Synonyms: professionalise
Antonyms: unprofessionalize; deprofessionalize
androstenedione (noun): A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.
maund (noun): A wicker basket.
Synonyms: mande; mawn; mond; mand
maund (noun): A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
Synonyms: mande; mawn; mond; mand
maund (noun): A handbasket with two lids.
Synonyms: mande; mawn; mond; mand
maund (noun): A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.
Synonyms: mun; man
maund (verb): To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.
addax (noun): A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
eristavi (noun): Georgian feudal office, roughly equivalent to the Byzantine strategos and normally translated into English as "duke"
schnitzel (noun): A Germanic dish of breaded and deep-fried meat cutlet.
bisection (noun): A division into two parts, especially into two equal parts.
Synonyms: dichotomy; halving; bisection
Antonyms: duplication
Hypernyms: partition; division
bisection (noun): The act of bisecting.
Synonyms: dichotomy; halving; bisection
Antonyms: duplication
Hypernyms: partition; division
skittish (adj): Easily scared or startled; timid.
Synonyms: spookish; jumpy; squirrelly; skittery; skitterish
skittish (adj): Wanton; changeable; fickle.
Synonyms: spookish; jumpy; squirrelly; skittery; skitterish
skittish (adj): Difficult to manage; tricky.
Synonyms: spookish; jumpy; squirrelly; skittery; skitterish
swingman (noun): A player who can swing between two different positions, often the small forward and shooting guard positions in basketball.
Synonyms: tweener
kulak (noun): A prosperous peasant in the Russian Empire or the Soviet Union, who owned land and could hire workers.
Synonyms: kulack; Kulak; koulak; kurkul
Hypernyms: petit bourgeois; employer [⇒ thesaurus]; landlord
venal (adj): Of a position, privilege etc.: available for purchase rather than assigned on merit.
venal (adj): Capable of being bought (of a person); willing to take bribes.
horological (adj): Synonym of chronometric, of or related to horologia and horology.
disburse (verb): To pay out, expend; usually from a public fund or treasury.
percept (noun): A perceived object as it exists in the mind of someone perceiving it; the mental impression that is the result of perceiving something.
atavistic (adj): Of the recurrence of a trait reappearing after an absence of one or more generations due to a chance recombination of genes.
Synonyms: atavistical
atavistic (adj): Of a throwback or exhibiting primitivism.
Synonyms: atavistical
atavistic (adj): Relating to earlier, more primitive behavior that returns after an absence.
Synonyms: atavistical
catchpole (noun): A taxman, one who gathers taxes.
Synonyms: catchpoll
catchpole (noun): A sheriff’s officer, usually one who arrests debtors.
Synonyms: catchpoll
catchpole (noun): An implement formerly used for seizing and securing a person who would otherwise be out of reach.
Synonyms: catch-pole
effectually (adv): In such a way as to achieve a desired result; effectively; so as to have an effect.
Synonyms: completely; effectively
rancor (noun): A feeling of long-lasting ire for another, sometimes to the point of hatred, over a perceived wrongdoing; bitterness.
Synonyms: rancour
rancor (noun): Rancidity, rankness.
Synonyms: rancour